Risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
M Petri, S Perez-Gutthann, D Spence… - The American journal of …, 1992 - Elsevier
Abstract purpose: To estimate the frequency of and examine risk factors for coronary artery
disease (CAD) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a prospective
longitudinal study. patients and methods: Patients with SLE are enrolled in The Johns
Hopkins Lupus Cohort, a prospective study of outcomes in 229 subjects with SLE. CAD was
defined as angina, myocardial infarction, or sudden death. Data on CAD risk factors were
obtained prospectively every 3 months and were analyzed using univariate and multiple …
disease (CAD) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a prospective
longitudinal study. patients and methods: Patients with SLE are enrolled in The Johns
Hopkins Lupus Cohort, a prospective study of outcomes in 229 subjects with SLE. CAD was
defined as angina, myocardial infarction, or sudden death. Data on CAD risk factors were
obtained prospectively every 3 months and were analyzed using univariate and multiple …
