Cardiovascular Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Big Studies for Big Questions

Haque, Sahena; Bruce, Ian N.

doi:10.3899/jrheum.090015

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“…It affects mainly young women, a subgroup of the general population usually free of cardiovascular risk. Although survival rates have improved dramatically, mainly due to early diagnosis, improved treatment, and better management of complications, death rates for patients with SLE remain 3 to 5 times higher than in the general population (Haque & Bruce, 2009). Nevertheless, whilst the 5-year survival of SLE was below 50% in the 1950s, it is nowadays above 90% (Nikpour et al, 2005).…”

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