Oxford University Press (OUP), Rheumatology, 11(54), p. 1976-1981
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev198
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Objective. Accelerated atherosclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and death in SLE. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the prevalence and extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is higher in female SLE patients compared with a non-SLE sample from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).