Patients with SLE have higher risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in comparison with controls with the same levels of traditional risk factors and intima-media measures, which is related to accumulated disease damage and antiphospholipid syndrome: a case–control study over 10 years

Objective SLE is a strong risk factor for premature cardiovascular (CV) disease and mortality. We investigated which factors could explain poor prognosis in SLE compared with controls.Methods Patients with SLE and population controls without history of clinical CV events who performed carotid ultras...

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Main Authors: Sofia Ajeganova, Ingiäld Hafström, Johan Frostegård
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Lupus Science and Medicine
Online Access:https://lupus.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000454.full
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