Serum resistin, insulin resistance and carotid intima-media thickness as an indication of subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Aim of the work: To evaluate resistin level in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and to assess the relationship with insulin resistance, disease characteristics, inflammatory markers and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. Patients and methods:...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Rheumatologist |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110116420301022 |