Cardiovascular co-morbidity in Asians with lupus: theoretical concern or clinical reality?

Immuno-inflammatory diseases like lupus are associated with premature atherosclerosis. With improved survival, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has emerged as an important late complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. The burden of this co-morbidity in Asian patients is not fully known bu...

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Published in:Lupus 2010-10, Vol.19 (12), p.1447-1451
Main Author: Handa, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Asian people
Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology
Comorbidity - trends
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Lupus
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - ethnology
Models, Theoretical
Morbidity
Mortality
Patients
Rheumatic diseases
Risk factors
Thrombocytopenia
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Summary:Immuno-inflammatory diseases like lupus are associated with premature atherosclerosis. With improved survival, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has emerged as an important late complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. The burden of this co-morbidity in Asian patients is not fully known but is likely to be high. We review the literature available and draw attention to this oft overlooked problem.
ISSN:0961-2033
1477-0962
DOI:10.1177/0961203310374307