Disease duration, age at diagnosis and organ damage are important factors for cardiovascular disease in SLE

Objective To report the incidence rate ratios (IRR) of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) and cerebrovascular events (CVE) in incident SLE cases from a defined population. To study the risk factors for cardiovascular events in all patients with SLE at our unit.Methods Patients with SLE diagnosed fro...

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Main Authors: Ola Nived, Andreas Jönsen, Anna Jöud, Helena Tydén, Anders A Bengtsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Lupus Science and Medicine
Online Access:https://lupus.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000398.full