Localized Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Jeanette Halskou Hesselvig (Author), Kristian Kofoed (Author), Jashin J. Wu (Author), Lene Dreyer (Author), Gunnar Gislason (Author), Ole Ahlehoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recent findings indicate that patients with systemic sclerosis have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. To determine whether patients with systemic sclerosis or localized scleroderma are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, a cohort study of the entire Danish population aged ≥ 18 an...