Macrovascular disease and systemic sclerosis
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Macrovascular disease and systemic sclerosis.
OBJECTIVE To determine if macrovascular disease is more prevalent in systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared with unaffected subjects. METHODS 54 patients with SSc (both limited and diffuse disease) and 43 unaffected control subjects of similar age and sex were recruited. All subjects underwent a basic screen for conventional atherosclerotic disease risk factors. All had non-invasive vascular asses...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.59.1.39