High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: An Independent Risk Factor for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Lupus Nephritis

Objective. To determine the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and its associated risk factors in lupus nephritis (LN) patients. Methods. 287 LN patients (age: 38.54 ± 13.31, 262 female) were recruited. Echocardiography and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were measur...

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Autores principales: Shi, Beili, Ni, Zhaohui, Cai, Hong, Zhang, Minfang, Mou, Shan, Wang, Qin, Cao, Liou, Yu, Zanzhe, Yan, Yucheng, Qian, Jiaqi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2975076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21076530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/373426

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2975076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21076530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/373426

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