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Increased stroke incidence in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: risk factors or disease itself?
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We read with great interest the recent study by Arkema et al showing that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk for ischaemic (but not haemorrhagic) stroke as compared with Swedish general population (HR 2.2, 95% CI 1.7 to 2.8).1 The risk …
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VB and AZ contributed equally.
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