Prevalence and Correlates of Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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- 18 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 349 (25), 2399-2406
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa035471
Abstract
Although systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with premature myocardial infarction, the prevalence of underlying atherosclerosis and its relation to traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease and lupus-related factors have not been examined in a case–control study.Keywords
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