Research Article | Open Access
Cardiovacular Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Scleroderma
Ganiyeva Nafisa Abrarovna
Pages: 4682-4686
Abstract
Purpose of the study. To evaluate the frequency of traditional cardiovascular risk factors, clinical and subclinical manifestations of atherosclerosis in patients with systemic scleroderma (SS). Material and methods. We examined 70 patients with a reliable diagnosis of SS (66 women and 4 men), cf. age 46 ± 10.8 years. The control group consisted of 50 "conditionally" healthy volunteers without systemic rheumatic diseases and Raynaud's syndrome, matched by sex and age. Material and methods
Keywords
Systemic Scleroderma, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factors.
