title: Increased arterial stiffness is independently associated with metabolic syndrome and damage index in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: comment on the article by Valero-Gonzalez et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Keçioren Training and Research Hospital , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurtoglu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*