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April 7, 2011Arthritis & Rheumatism195 citationsOpen Access

Atherosclerosis in systemic sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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KAKaren AuMSManjit SinghVBVijay Bodukam

Structured PICO

Do patients with systemic sclerosis have an increased risk of atherosclerosis compared to healthy subjects?

P
Population
Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)
C
Comparator
Healthy subjects
O
Outcome
Risk of atherosclerosis

Systemic sclerosis is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis.

Abstract

Patients with SSc have an increased risk of atherosclerosis compared to healthy subjects. Further studies should elucidate the mechanism of this increased risk.

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Au et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d89570de3177251abed8fahttps://doi.org/10.1002/art.30380
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