Cardiometabolic and immune factors associated with increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness and cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Cardiometabolic and immune factors associated with increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness and cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Background and aim: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a higher prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis and higher risk of cardiovascular (CV) events compared to the general population. The relative contribution of CV-, immune- and disease-related risk factors to accelerated ath...

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Main Authors: Ammirati, E., Bozzolo, E., Contri, R., Baragetti, A., Palini, A., Cianflone, D., Banfi, M., Uboldi, P., Bottoni, G., Scotti, I., Pirillo, A., Grigore, L., Garlaschelli, K., Monaco, C., Catapano, A., Sabbadini, M., Manfredi, A., Norata, Giuseppe
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55327

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