Predicting flow-mediated dilation of brachial artery in systemic lupus erythematosus patients by reproducible and operator-independent inflammatory and immunologic markers and development of a novel score

Conclusion Inflammatory markers of SLE, such as hsCRP, fibrinogen, insulin resistance, and uric acid positively correlate with FMD values. FMD can be predicted from the value of these biochemical parameters.
Source: Indian Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research