Coronary electron beam computed tomography in 13 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and two or more cardiovascular risk factors

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 316-321

  Von Feldt, Joan M ^a   Eisner, Elana R ^a   Sawaires, Amal ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron beam computed tomography; Premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0036899524     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-200212000-00006     Document Type: Article

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