Relationship between retinal microvascular impairment and subclinical atherosclerosis in SLE

Objectives Patients with SLE have higher cardiovascular (CV) risk compared with healthy controls (HC) and are characterised by accelerated atherosclerosis; intima media thickness (IMT), marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, is higher in patients with SLE than in HCs. Retinal microvascular impairmen...

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Main Authors: Paola Conigliaro, Massimo Cesareo, Maria Sole Chimenti, Carlo Nucci, Raffaele Mancino, Sara Ferrigno, Stefano Rizza, Susanna Longo, Carolina Nesi, Federico Carlucci, Alberto Bergamini, Massimo Federici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-08-01
Series:Lupus Science and Medicine
Online Access:https://lupus.bmj.com/content/10/2/e000977.full