Increased arterial stiffness correlated with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1096-1102

  Shang, Q ^a   Tam, L S ^a   Li, E K M ^a   Yip, G W K ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Artery; Atherosclerosis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 60349114703     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203308092160     Document Type: Article

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