Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness Measurement and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune inflammatory disease. Traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are more prevalent in SLE patients than in the general population. Risk scores which take into account traditional risk factors for CV diseases