PREMATURE AORTIC ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A CONTROLLED TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY

OBJECTIVE: Premature carotid and coronary atherosclerosis are common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but data on aortic atherosclerosis (AA) are limited. Thus, using multiplane transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) we sought to determine the prevalence and clinical correlates of AA in patien...

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Main Authors: Roldan, Carlos A., Joson, Joseph, Janeen Sharrar, R.N., Qualls, Clifford R., Sibbitt, Wilmer L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3568393/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19955049
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090665
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