EVALUATION OF THICKNESS OF INTIMA-MEDIA COMPLEX OF COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES IN CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
<p><em>Rheumatic diseases in adults are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis, and its early signs can be stated by the thickening of intima-media complex of common carotid arteries (CCA). This symptom is detected during ultrasound examination in 49% of children with systemic lupus...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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"Paediatrician" Publishers LLC
2010-01-01
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Series: | Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii |
Online Access: | http://vsp.spr-journal.ru:80/jour/article/view/860 |