High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin-I Is Elevated in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Independent of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Inflammation

• William S. Bradham ,

  * E-mail: william.bradham@vanderbilt.edu

  Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Aihua Bian,

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Annette Oeser,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Tebeb Gebretsadik,

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Ayumi Shintani,

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Joseph Solus,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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• Joel Estis,

  Affiliation Singulex Inc., Alameda, California, United States of America

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• Quynh Anh Lu,

  Affiliation Singulex Inc., Alameda, California, United States of America

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• John Todd,

  Affiliation Singulex Inc., Alameda, California, United States of America

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• Paolo Raggi,

  Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• C. Michael Stein

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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