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25-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is associated with increased aortic stiffness in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Objective. To determine the relationship between serum vitamin D and markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with SLE. Methods. We recruited SLE patients (≥4 ACR 1997 criteria) from outpatient clinics between January 2007 and January 2009. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as...

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Autores principales: Reynolds, John A., Haque, Sahena, Berry, Jacqueline L., Pemberton, Philip, Teh, Lee-Suan, Ho, Pauline, Gorodkin, Rachel, Bruce, Ian N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22120462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ker352