PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - George Markousis-Mavrogenis
AU  - Sophie I.  Mavrogeni
TI  - Cutting the “Gordian Knot” — Cardiac Involvement in Primary Sjögren Syndrome
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.201171
DP  - 2021 Mar 15
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - jrheum.201171
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2021/03/10/jrheum.201171.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2021/03/10/jrheum.201171.full
AB  - Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease typically characterized by inflammatory involvement of the exocrine glands1. The association of SS with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) including manifestations such as stroke and myocardial infarction has been demonstrated by numerous previous studies1.