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Study endpoint was the prespecified combined endpoint of electrocardiographic conduction abnormalities.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Total prevalence of cardiac conduction abnormality was 9% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a012). All patients except one had normal sinus rhythm. One patient had atrial fibrillation. No patient had advanced atrioventricular (AV) block. Prevalence of first\u2010degree heart block (&gt;200\u00a0ms), widened QRS duration (&gt;120\u00a0ms) and right bundle branch block were 6.7%, 2.1%, and 2.2% respectively. Circulating osteogenic OCN<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>CD34<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>KDR<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> EPCs were significantly higher among patients with cardiac conduction abnormalities (<jats:italic>p\u00a0=\u00a0<\/jats:italic>0.039). Elevated OCN<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>CD34<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>KDR<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> EPCs&gt; 75th percentile was associated with higher prevalence of cardiac conduction abnormalities (58.3% vs. 20.02%, <jats:italic>p\u00a0=\u00a0<\/jats:italic>0.003). Adjusted for potential confounders, elevated OCN<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>CD34<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>KDR<jats:sup>+ <\/jats:sup>EPCs&gt; 75th percentile remained independently associated with increased risk of cardiac conduction abnormalities (OR\u00a0=\u00a04.4 [95%CI 1.2\u201316.4], <jats:italic>p\u00a0=\u00a0<\/jats:italic>0.028). No significant relation was found between conventional EPCs CD34+CD133+KDR+ and conduction abnormalities (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.36).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Elevated osteogenic OCN<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>CD34<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>KDR<jats:sup>+ <\/jats:sup>EPCs are independently associated with the presence of electrocardiographic conduction abnormalities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, unveiling a potential novel pathophysiological mechanism.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/anec.12651","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,24]],"date-time":"2019-04-24T14:21:12Z","timestamp":1556115672000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Osteogenic circulating endothelial progenitor cells are linked to electrocardiographic conduction abnormalities in rheumatic 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