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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Main Authors: A.B. Sugak, I.V. Dvoryakovskiy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 2010-01-01
Series:Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii
Online Access:http://vsp.spr-journal.ru:80/jour/article/view/860