Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), and psoriasis and infections, such as periodontal disease and HIV …

Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic diseases (CIRD) are at increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD), ascribed not only to classical risk factors, but also to the …

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During infections or acute conditions high-density lipoproteins cholesterol (HDL-C) levels
decrease very rapidly and HDL particles undergo profound changes in their composition …

Recent discoveries have further strengthened the critical role of SLE-related immune
dysregulation and metabolic disturbances in promoting accelerated CVD. Understanding …

Heightened rates of both cardiovascular (CV) events and subclinical atherosclerosis,
documented by imaging and vascular function techniques are well established in systemic …

Straub RH, Cutolo M, Buttgereit F, Pongratz G (University Hospital Regensburg,
Regensburg, Germany; University of Genova, Genova, Italy; and Charité University Medicine …

Both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its treatments can contribute to increased
mortality rates. The focus of this review is recent studies on mortality and comorbidities …

Objective Because women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are 5–8 times more
likely to develop coronary heart disease (CHD) than are women in the general population …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is overrepresented in patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). We determined the prevalence of traditional and nontraditional …