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Prevalence of LDL atherogenic phenotype in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Vascular health and risk management - 1 Jan 2011
Olusi Samuel O, George Sunila
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are 5-8 times more likely to develop coronary heart disease than the general population. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of the small dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol particle in patients with SLE. METHODS: We recruited 50 consecutive patients with SLE who had no evidence of hypertension or renal failure. Fifty age-...
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