Accelerated atherosclerosis in autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Atherosclerosis is increasingly considered an immune system-mediated process of the vascular system. Autoantibodies, autoantigens, pro-inflammatory cytokines and infectious agents play a role in that process. Autoimmunity-related cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis are important clinical prob...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Modestum Publishing LTD
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations |
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| Online Access: | http://jceionline.org/upload/sayi/3/JCEI-00642.pdf |