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Early Vascular Alterations in SLE and RA Patients—A Step towards Understanding the Associated Cardiovascular Risk

Accelerated atherosclerosis represents a major problem in both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and endothelial damage is a key feature of atherogenesis. We aimed to assess early endothelial changes in SLE and RA female patients (127 SLE and 107 RA) without...

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Autores principales: Santos, Maria José, Carmona-Fernandes, Diana, Canhão, Helena, Canas da Silva, José, Fonseca, João Eurico, Gil, Victor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22962622
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044668