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Vascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Author(s) -

Athina Pyrpasopoulou,

S. Chatzimichailidou,

Spyros Aslanidis

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

autoimmune diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681

H-Index - 32

eISSN - 2090-0422

pISSN - 2090-0430

DOI - 10.1155/2012/876456

Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , systemic lupus erythematosus , disease , pathogenesis , complication , intensive care medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , systemic disease , immunology , nursing

Vascular disease, either as a direct complication of the disease or developing as an accompanying comorbidity impairs significantly the quality of life of patients with SLE and represents the most frequent cause of death in established lupus. This paper aims to give an overview of the prevalence of the different forms of vasculopathy that can be encountered in a lupus patient, describe their pathogenesis, and address their impact on disease severity and outcome.

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