Abstract:Objectives
study frequency and nature of atherosclerotic damage of extracranial arteries (ECA), coronary arteries (CA), leg arteries (LA) and associated symptoms in patients (pts) with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Methods
Study included 100 pts with SLE (90 women and 10 men) aged 18 - 66 (mean 40,9±1,4) with disease history of 1 - 43 years (mean 9.93±0.88 years). All pts underwent duplex ultrasound (DU) of carotid, vertebral, iliac, femoral, popliteal and tibial arteries and abdominal aorta. Atheroscl… Show more
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