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Rethinking Cardiovascular Screening in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Maureen McMahon and Brian J. Skaggs
The Journal of Rheumatology June 2026, 53 (6) 589-591; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2026-0136
Maureen McMahon
1M. McMahon, MD, MS, B.J. Skaggs, PhD, Divisions/Departments of Rheumatology at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Brian J. Skaggs
1M. McMahon, MD, MS, B.J. Skaggs, PhD, Divisions/Departments of Rheumatology at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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