Objective Arterial hypertension (HTN) is reported to burden up to 74% of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) patients and contributes significantly to accelerated atherosclerosis …

Abstract/Synopsis: Systemic auto-immune inflammatory arthritides are associated with
increased cardiovascular (CV) risk compared to those without these conditions, and is a …

Premature ATH is a major cause of increased morbidity and mortality in SLE. Urowitz and
colleagues 1 first described a bimodal pattern of mortality in SLE in 1976, with early deaths …

Objective. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of and associated risk
factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Latin American (LA) patients with systemic lupus …

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 …

Method We identified SLE patients regularly followed-up at the Division of Clinical
Immunology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, who died from 2002 to …

Background Severe brady-arrhythmias, requiring a permanent pacemaker (PPM), have
been sparsely reported in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to …

Objectives: We retrospectively compared disease activity, treatment, clinical and laboratory
features, and rate of mortality of 535 SLE patients with adult and late disease onset …

Abstract Background African Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have
increased renal disease compared to Caucasians, but differences in other comorbidities …

Ischemic stroke is increased in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. The differential
diagnosis of stroke in SLE is complex. Transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke share …