Abstract:Background
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In addition to traditional risk factors, SLE disease related factors such as renal dysfunction are postulated to confer an increased CVD risk (1).
Objectives
To correlate conventional CVD risk factors and lupus nephritis (LN) related risk factors in a cohort of LN patients using carotid intimal-media thickenss (CIMT) as a surrogate measure of CVD risk.
Methods
Consecutive patients (n=40, of which n=3… Show more
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