Early atherosclerosis in systemic sclerosis and its relation to disease or traditional risk factors

INTRODUCTION: Several systemic autoimmune diseases are associated with an increased prevalence of atherosclerosis which could not be explained by traditional risk factors alone. In systemic sclerosis (SSc), microvascular abnormalities are well recognized. Previous studies have suggested an increased...

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Main Authors: Hettema, Martha E, Zhang, Dan, de Leeuw, Karina, Stienstra, Ymkje, Smit, Andries J, Kallenberg, Cees GM, Bootsma, Hendrika
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2453769/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439295
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2408
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