What is it about?
bidirectional relation of Atherosclerosis and autoimmunity
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Why is it important?
Atherosclerosis is regarded as one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. Nowadays, it seems that atherosclerosis cannot be defined merely through the Framingham traditional risk factors and that autoimmunity settings exert a remarkable role in its mechanobiology. Individuals with autoimmune disorders show enhanced occurrence of cardiovascular complications and subclinical atherosclerosis. The mechanisms underlying the atherosclerosis in disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic sclerosis and Sjögren's syndrome, seem to be the classical risk factors
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. I think this field Will be wider and comprehensive in future
ramazan rezaei
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This page is a summary of: Atherosclerosis and autoimmunity: a growing relationship, International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, April 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13309.
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