A comparative study of arterial stiffness, flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery, and the thickness of the carotid artery intima-media in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases.

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Published in Clin Rheumatol on February 18, 2009

Authors

Pál Soltész1, Henriett Dér, György Kerekes, Péter Szodoray, Gabriella Szücs, Katalin Dankó, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Gyula Szegedi, Zoltán Szekanecz

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiovascular Unit, Institute of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.

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