ArticleRheumatology advances in practice2022
Atherosclerosis in Vietnamese patients with systemic sclerosis and its relationship to disease and traditional risk factors.
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- Classic lipid profile and lipoprotein(a) in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.Rheumatology international · 2025Pooled it
- Relationships between systemic sclerosis and atherosclerosis: screening for mitochondria-related biomarkers.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis in Vietnamese patients with SSc and the risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis. Methods: A case-control study of 46 patients with SSc who met the ACR criteria for the disease and 42 healthy age- and sex-matched controls of Kinh ethnicity was conducted. Clinical data including cardiovascular disease (CVD) events were collected. Serum levels of blood lipids and high-sensitivity CRP were determined. Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid plaques were measured by carotid Doppler ultrasonography. Results: Patients with SSc, of whom 96% had dcSSc, reported a higher number of CVD events compared with the controls (21.7 Conclusion: We confirmed an increased risk of CVD events and signs of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with SSc of Kinh ethnicity and both traditional and disease-related risk factors for CVD.
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