Publications by authors named "Claudio Angrisani"

Connective tissue diseases are associated with increased morbidity and mortality related to a higher rate of cardiovascular events and higher prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is now considered a multifactorial process where autoimmunity and chronic inflammation play an important pathogenic role. In systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases in general, and in systemic lupus erythematosus in particular, atherosclerosis cannot be explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors alone.

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