Objective Smoking can induce autoantibodies in persons who are genetically predisposed
to rheumatoid arthritis. We investigated the association between smoking and …

Objective To determine the baseline (time 0) risk factors associated with the subsequent
occurrence of vascular events in a multiethnic US cohort (LUMINA [LUpus in MInorities …

Objective The objective of this paper is to examine whether smoking is associated with
autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, unaffected first …

Objective Although a high risk of subclinical atherosclerosis has been reported in Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), it is not adequately compared with that observed in other …

Objective Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are significantly more likely to
experience a myocardial infarction or a stroke than age‐matched controls. We compared the …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of smoking on the development of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), and the association between alcohol consumption and the disease …

Objective To describe the frequency of myocardial infarction (MI) prior to the diagnosis of
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and within the first 2 years of follow-up. Methods The …

Objective Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), namely anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) and
lupus anticoagulant (LAC), have been associated with an increased risk of thrombosis in …

Objective. To determine the relationship between the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL)
antibodies, hydroxychloroquine use and the occurrence of thrombotic events in patients with …

Objective Existing studies present conflicting evidence for the role of cigarette smoking as a
risk factor in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We performed an …