Association between atherosclerosis and primary Sjogren's syndrome: A cross-sectional study

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of AS in patients with pSS is reported to be 41.3%. Several risk factors have been associated with AS in these patients, including the duration of the disease, levels of Th cells, B lymphocytes, and CRP. Interestingly, IgM appears to have a protective effect against AS. It is worth noting that traditional therapy for pSS does not seem to have any effect in preventing AS events.PMID:37885467 | PMC:PMC10598616 | DOI:10.1002/hsr2.1638

Source: Atherosclerosis - October 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shuang Liu Xingjun Li Qian Yang Nan Wang Jian Xu Luqiong Li Yulong Guo Source Type: research