Incidence and predictors of aorta calcification in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
CONCLUSIONS: Systemic lupus erythematosus patients had a much earlier onset and higher incidences of aorta calcium than coronary artery calcification. Presence of serositis, pneumonia, and higher SLEDAI score may predict increased risk of aorta calcium.
PMID: 30739545 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Lupus - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hu L, Chen Z, Jin Y, Jiang B, Wang X, Yu H, Yang X Tags: Lupus Source Type: research
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