Atherosclerosis in systemic lupus: the role of antiphospholipid antibodies needs strict diagnostic criteria to be evaluated. Comment on the article by Urowitz et al

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Jan;63(1):173-4; author reply 174. doi: 10.1002/acr.20340.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / physiology*
  • Atherosclerosis / complications
  • Atherosclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Atherosclerosis / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Thrombosis / etiology
  • Thrombosis / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antiphospholipid