Atherosclerosis in Patients With Autoimmune Disorders
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- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 25 (9) , 1776-1785
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.0000174800.78362.ec
Abstract
Recent findings indicate that presence of activated immune competent cells and inflammation are typical of atherosclerosis, the main cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The risk of CVD is very h... The risk of cardiovascular disease is very high in systemic lupus erythematosus and is also raised in other autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. This may shed light on the role of immune ...Keywords
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