Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that in SLE, VTE and ATE have different risk factors. Understanding these differences is helpful for identifying patients at highest risk. The use of LAC plus anti-RNP/Sm for predicting VTE deserves further study.
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Source: J Rheumatol - January 15, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hinojosa-Azaola A, Romero-Diaz J, Vargas-Ruiz AG, Nuñez-Alvarez CA, Cicero-Casarrubias A, Ocampo-Torres MC, Sanchez-Guerrero J Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research