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SUBMITTER: Amaya-Amaya J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3835818 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amaya-Amaya Jenny J Sarmiento-Monroy Juan Camilo JC Caro-Moreno Julián J Molano-González Nicolás N Mantilla Rubén D RD Rojas-Villarraga Adriana A Anaya Juan-Manuel JM
Autoimmune diseases 20131103
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 erythematosus (SLE). Methods. First, a cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 310 Colombian patients with SLE in whom CVD was assessed. Associated factors were examined by multivariate regression analyses. Second, a systematic review of the literature on CVD in SLE in LA was performed. Results. There were 13 ...[more]