Plasma complement and vascular complement deposition in patients with coronary artery disease with and without inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

Plasma complement and vascular complement deposition in patients with coronary artery disease with and without inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

PURPOSE:Inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) are associated with accelerated coronary artery disease (CAD), which may result from both systemic and vascular wall inflammation. There are indications that complement may be involved in the pathogenesis of CAD in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and...

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Main Authors: Kelly J Shields, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Jon Roger Eidet, Knut Mikkelsen, Sven M Almdahl, Barbara Bottazzi, Torstein Lyberg, Susan Manzi, Joseph M Ahearn, Ivana Hollan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5375133?pdf=render

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