Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: The Beer Sheva experience

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-44

  Abu Shakra, Mahmoud ^a   Codish, Shlomi ^a   Zeler, Lior ^a   Wolak, Talya ^a   Sukenik, Shaul ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; Coronary artery disease; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EXERCISE TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; INTIMA; ISRAEL; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MASS SCREENING; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 41149121098     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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