Abstracts tagged "Imaging and platelets"

Abstract Number: 2065 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Platelet FcγRIIa Polymorphism H131R Associates with Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Increased Platelet Activity in SLE
Sara Rasmussen¹, Harmony Reynolds², Jill P. Buyon³, Sokha Nhek⁴, Jonathan Newman³, Jeffrey Berger⁵ and Robert M Clancy¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by heterogeneity of presentation, an undulating course, and elevated risk for premature cardiovascular disease.…