Effect of the metabolic syndrome on organ damage and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal analysis.

CONCLUSION: In this longitudinal study, the MetS is significantly associated with new organ damage, vascular events and mortality in patients with SLE. PMID: 29148424 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research