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Proximal Aortic Stiffness Is Increased in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity in Children and Adolescents

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are prone to premature atherosclerosis and are at risk for the development of cardiovascular disease. Increased arterial stiffness is emerging as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. Purpose. To measure proximal aortic stiffness in children and ad...

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Autores principales: El Gamal, Yehia Mohamad, Elmasry, Ola Abd Elaziz, El Hadidi, Iman Saleh, Soliman, Ola Kamel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24171119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/765253