Do patients with systemic sclerosis have an increased risk of atherosclerosis compared to healthy subjects?
Systemic sclerosis is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Patients with SSc have an increased risk of atherosclerosis compared to healthy subjects. Further studies should elucidate the mechanism of this increased risk.
Au et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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