Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38089168›Full record

ReviewImmunoTargets and therapy2023

Managing Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Considerations for the Clinician.

Teresa Semalulu, Achieng Tago, Kevin Zhao, Konstantinos Tselios

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in ImmunoTargets and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Sjogren's Disease and Elevated Cardiovascular Risk: Mechanisms and Treatment.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025
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  13. Ten tips in lupus nephritis management.Clinical kidney journal · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Teresa SemaluluDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Achieng TagoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Kevin ZhaoMichael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2444-4816
Konstantinos TseliosDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
McMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A significant improvement in the survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) over recent decades is largely attributed to the impact of disease-modifying therapies on end-organ damage. Thus, cardiovascular disease now represents the leading cause of mortality in SLE. Various disease-specific mechanisms are responsible for advanced atherosclerosis, as they lead to premature endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, arterial wall thickening, and plaque formation. Consequently, in the assessment of cardiovascular risk in SLE, we must not only consider traditional risk factors (ie, age, gender, dyslipidemia) but also the additional role of non-traditional risk factors such as persistent disease activity and prolonged corticosteroid use. Cardiovascular risk assessment incorporates general cardiovascular screening, as existing risk prediction scores underestimate cardiovascular risk in this patient population. There is also an expanding role of imaging modalities in screening. Risk reduction strategies integrate unique considerations for the use of low-dose aspirin and more stringent hypertension targets. Hydroxychloroquine is the only disease-modifying therapy with known cardiovascular benefit in SLE, though this is a promising area of study.

Indexed as

atherosclerosiscardiovascular diseasecoronary artery diseaseendothelial dysfunctionpreventionrisk stratification

Identifiers

PMID38089168
PMCPMC10714964
OpenAlexW4389439162

What Socratic holds

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