Why the study?
What is the incidence and what are the predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus?
Population
277 prevalent patients with systemic lupus erythematosus from the four northern-most counties of Sweden
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 years
Authors
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May warrant enhanced CV surveillance in young women with SLE; leaves open targeted prevention trials.
What is the incidence and what are the predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus?
Middle-aged female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have an eight- to nine-fold greater risk of cardiovascular events or myocardial infarction compared to the general population.
Bengtsson et al. (2011) studied this question.
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