Atherosclerotic vascular disease-associated mortality and morbidity has increased in sick patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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La morbimortalidad asociada a enfermedad vascular aterosclerótica ha aumentado en los enfermos con lupus eritematoso sistémico (LES). Objetivos: Determinar la frecuencia con que se encuentra la enfermedad vascular aterosclerótica en nuestros pacientes, e identificar la asociación de algunos factores de riesgo con su presencia. Método: El estudio incluyó a 51 pacientes y 51 controles identificados por edad, sexo y color de piel, a quienes se realizó ultrasonido de carótida para medir el grosor del complejo íntima-media y determinar la presencia de placa. Se identificaron, en pacientes y controles, los factores de riesgos clásicos, como edad, hábito tabáquico, hipertensión arterial, diabetes mellitus e hiperlipemia. En los pacientes con LES se analizaron además las características clínicas de la enfermedad y los tratamientos recibidos. Finalmente, se estudió la influencia de todas estas variables en la enfermedad vascular aterosclerótica de los pacientes con LES. Resultados: Los factores de riesgo fueron similares entre pacientes y controles con la excepción de la hipertrigliceridemia más frecuente en los pacientes. La presencia de placa fue más prevalente en los pacientes que en los controles (el 56,9% frente al 23,5%, p = 0,001). En el análisis multivariable, la edad (odds ratio [OR] = 1,31; intervalo de confianza [IC] del 95%, 1,038-1,253; p = 0,005), el diagnóstico de LES (OR = 3,872; IC del 95%, 1,4-10,2; p = 0,005) y el daño sistémico valorado por el índice de SLICC/ACR (OR = 3,884; IC del 95%, 1,1-12,9; p = 0,006) fueron las variables que de forma independiente se asociaron a la presencia de aterosclerosis en los pacientes con LES. Conclusiones: La frecuencia de aterosclerosis se encuentra aumentada en los pacientes con LES, y parece que podría estar asociada a otros factores de riesgo independientes a los clásicamente implicados en la aterosclerosis.
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