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Definitions of and contributions to cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Autoimmunity - 1 Mar 2014
Gustafsson Johanna T, Svenungsson Elisabet
Abstract excerpt
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Increased prevalence of atherosclerosis may explain part of this enhanced risk, but SLE related CVD can also result from other mechanisms. Vascular events may be the result of several pathophysiologic mechanisms; some can be caused by atherosclerosis, others may be primarily thrombotic, and some...
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