Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Show an Increased Arterial Stiffness That is Predicted by IgM Anti-β2 -Glycoprotein I and Small Dense High-Density Lipoprotein Particles.
Sandra ParraMiguel Lopez-DuplaDaiana IbarretxeMercedes de Las HerasNuria AmigóAlba CatalàMarc BenaventEsperanza GarcésAlvaro NavarroAntoni CastroPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2019)
SLE patients had increased arterial stiffness compared with healthy control subjects. Arterial stiffness was decreased in patients treated with antimalarial drugs. Age, IgM β2 GPI, and the number of small dense HDL particles predicted the AIx.