antibodies concomitant with larger atherosclerotic lesions that contained abundant CD4
cells. OxLDL is the type of LDL that is more likely to undergo uptake by macrophages, which …

Atherosclerosis is a pathologic process affecting blood vessels, which leads to the
development of cardiovascular disease. The immune system is involved in atherogenesis …

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a multisystem autoimmune disease most commonly
associated with recurrent arterial and venous thromboembolism and recurrent fetal loss …

Objective To determine the prevalence of anti–high‐density lipoprotein (anti‐HDL)
antibodies and to establish a possible relationship between anti‐HDL, anticardiolipin …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the two most common
systemic autoimmune disorders, have both unique and overlapping manifestations. One …

Context Accelerated atherosclerosis has been described in antiphospholipid syndrome, but
the vascular abnormalities and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Objectives To …

Numerous autoimmune-inflammatory rheumatic diseases have been associated with
accelerated atherosclerosis or other types of vasculopathy leading to increased cardio-and …

Objectives. We aimed to examine the strength of association between traditional
cardiovascular risk factors and carotid plaque development in systemic lupus erythematosus …

Objective. To determine the prevalence of preclinical vascular disease and associated risk
factors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or primary antiphospholipid …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by immune cell activation,
inflammation driven plaque formation and subsequent destabilization. In other disorders of …