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Assessment of premature coronary atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus disease
2015
Egyptian Rheumatologist
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects mainly young women. The incidence of myocardial infarction is 5 times higher in SLE patients than in the general population. Aim of the work: The aim of our study was to assess the frequency and extent of coronary artery calcification as measured by multidetector computed tomography (CT) in SLE patients and to identify the associated variables. Patients and methods: Thirty SLE patients and 30 matched
doi:10.1016/j.ejr.2015.04.001
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