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Diabetes Type I and Type II have an increased risk of early atherosclerotic CVD, such as CHD and PAD [1], and it is well known that glucose control improves TG levels and cholesterol-lowering has beneficial effects on CVD outcomes in T1DM and T2DM. Author (S) Details Rajesh Jain Diabetes Prevention Control Project, National Health Mission, India. Susanne Olejas World Diabetes Foundation, Denmark. Sanjeev Davey Muzaffarnagar Medical College, India. Rachna Jain Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jain Hospital, India. Reza Shoghli Department of Cardiology, Azad University of Tehran, Iran. Mohammad Iqbal Consultant Diabetes in Dubai and UK. Seyed Hoseyn Ahmadi Tafti Tehran Heart Centre, Tehran, Iran. Siyamak Jalal hosseini Tehran Heart Centre, Tehran, Iran. View Book :- https://stm.bookpi.org/NFMMR-V14/article/view/3388

Introduction: Arterial   stiffness   is   an   emerging   field   of   interest   in   atherosclerosis. Patients   with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are predisposed to have premature atherosclerosis. Aims: To compare the arterial stiffness among patients with SLE and non-SLE controls. The study also compared arterial stiffness among SLE patients in relation to disease activity (SLEDAI) and end organ damage (SLICC index). Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: Patients attending rheumatology clinic and those admitted to medical wards of the Internal Medicine and Nephrology departments of Government Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. Methodology: 53   SLE   patients   and   53   non-SLE   controls   were   studied.   Data   was   obtained   in   a structured format. Arterial stiffness indices wer...