Impact of Disease Duration on Vascular Surrogates of Early Atherosclerosis in Childhood Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
To determine whether longer disease duration negatively impacts carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) flow mediated dilation (FMD) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) in a cohort of patients with childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare CIMT, FMD, and PWV in patients with childhood onset SLE with those in healthy children and explore determinants of vascular test results in childhood onset SLE.
Arthritis rheumatology