Carotid intima-media thickness as an indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

• Main Authors: Asmaa A Abozeid (Author), Mohammed Hazem (Author), Ali M Altaher (Author), Essam A Abda (Author), Sahar A Elsayed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and aim Accelerated atherosclerosis is a leading cause of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Atherosclerosis is mediated by multifactorial processes including inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, autoantibodies, dyslipid...