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Autoimmune Dis. 2012; 2012: 876456.
Published online 2012 August 22. doi:  10.1155/2012/876456
PMCID: PMC3432322
Vascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Athina Pyrpasopoulou,* Sofia Chatzimichailidou, and Spyros Aslanidis
2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 49, 54643 Thessaloniki, Greece
*Athina Pyrpasopoulou: a.pyrpasopoulou/at/doctors.org.uk
Academic Editor: Tatiana S. Rodriguez-Reyna
Received April 29, 2012; Accepted August 3, 2012.
Abstract
Vascular disease, either as a direct complication of the disease or developing as an accompanying comorbidity impairs significantly the quality of life of patients with SLE and represents the most frequent cause of death in established lupus. This paper aims to give an overview of the prevalence of the different forms of vasculopathy that can be encountered in a lupus patient, describe their pathogenesis, and address their impact on disease severity and outcome.
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