Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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DOI:
10.2174/1573403x11309010003
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Appenzeller, Simone
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作者:
Angelica Sinicato, Nailu;da Silva Cardoso, Priscila Aparecida;Appenzeller, Simone
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and multisystemic autoimmune disorder which predominantly affecting women. The most common cause of death in SLE patients affected by disease for more than 5 years is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Epidemiological observations suggest that, together with classical conventional risk factors, other mechanisms (non-conventional/disease-specific factors) promote accelerated atherosclerosis in inflammatory diseases like SLE. Traditional CVD risk factors included age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, previous vascular event defined as previous history of cerebrovascular accidents or ischemic heart disease, menopause and smoking. The non-traditional factors presents in SLE are disease-specific like renal disease manifestation as Lupus nephritis (LN), presence of pro-inflammatory cytokines, some of inflammatory mediators, antiphospholipid antibodies, anti-oxLDL antibodies, corticosteroid uses and cumulative dose of glucocorticoids. We will review traditional and non-traditional risk factors associated with CVD in SLE patients.