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Alpha-Chlorofatty Acid and Coronary Artery or Aorta Calcium Scores in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. A Pilot Study
Mary A. Mahieu, Camelia P. Guild, Carolyn J. Albert, George T. Kondos, James J. Carr, Daniel Edmundowicz, David A. Ford and Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2014, jrheum.131361; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.131361
Mary A. Mahieu
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
Camelia P. Guild
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
Carolyn J. Albert
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
George T. Kondos
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
James J. Carr
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
Daniel Edmundowicz
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
David A. Ford
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Departments of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases P60AR30692 and UL1RR025741 funding for SOLVABLE. National Institutes of Health HL074214, HL098907, and RR019232 provided funding for alpha-chlorofatty acid analysis. M.A. Mahieu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; C.P. Guild, MPH, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; C.J. Albert, BA, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; G.T. Kondos, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine; J.J. Carr, MD, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; D. Edmundowicz, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine; D.A. Ford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Center for Cardiovascular Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; R. Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Ford and Dr. Ramsey-Goldman are co-senior authors of this report. Address correspondence to Dr. M.A. Mahieu, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E. Huron Street, Suite M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. E-mail: mary-mahieu@northwestern.edu. Accepted for publication April 21, 2014.
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Mary A. Mahieu, Camelia P. Guild, Carolyn J. Albert, George T. Kondos, James J. Carr, Daniel Edmundowicz, David A. Ford, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
The Journal of Rheumatology Aug 2014, jrheum.131361; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131361
Alpha-Chlorofatty Acid and Coronary Artery or Aorta Calcium Scores in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. A Pilot Study
Mary A. Mahieu, Camelia P. Guild, Carolyn J. Albert, George T. Kondos, James J. Carr, Daniel Edmundowicz, David A. Ford, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
The Journal of Rheumatology Aug 2014, jrheum.131361; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131361