High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: An Independent Risk Factor for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Lupus Nephritis

To determine the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and its associated risk factors in lupus nephritis (LN) patients. Methods. 287 LN patients (age: 38.54 ± 13.31, 262 female) were recruited. Echocardiography and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were measured. Their r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BioMed research international 2010, Vol.2010 (2010), p.1-5
Hauptverfasser:	Qian, Jiaqi, Yan, Yucheng, Cao, Liou, Wang, Qin, Mou, Shan, Zhang, Minfang, Cai, Hong, Ni, Zhaohui, Shi, Beili, Yu, Zanzhe
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Sprache:	eng
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