Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Inflammatory Disease's

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

• IRAS ID

  136141

• Contact name

  Philip Chowienczyk

• Contact email

  phil.chowienczyk@kcl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  King's College London

• Research summary

  Cardiovascular disease is more common in subjects with some chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis. The aim of this study is to determine if cardiovascular health, as measured using specialised imaging of the arteries, varies across different chronic inflammatory conditions and whether it can be predicted by clinical or biological markers of inflammation. In addition we will investigate whether anti-tumour necrosis (anti-TNF) therapy can improve both markers and symptoms of cardiovascular and chronic inflammatory disease.

• REC name

  London - London Bridge Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/LO/1120

• Date of REC Opinion

  28 Oct 2013

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion