Relationship between QT Interval Length and Arterial Stiffness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study

Ricardo Rivera-López; Juan Jiménez-Jáimez; José Mario Sabio; Mónica Zamora-Pasadas; José Antonio Vargas-Hitos; Josefina Martínez-Bordonado; Nuria Navarrete-Navarrete; Ricardo Rivera Fernández; E. Sanchez-Cantalejo; Juan Jiménez-Alonso

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152291

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Relationship between QT Interval Length and Arterial Stiffness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study

Ricardo Rivera-López ,

* E-mail: rfriveralopez@gmail.com

Affiliation Cardiology Clinical Management Unit, Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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Juan Jiménez-Jáimez,

Affiliation Cardiology Clinical Management Unit, Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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José Mario Sabio,

Affiliation Systemic Autoinmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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Mónica Zamora-Pasadas,

Affiliation Systemic Autoinmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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José Antonio Vargas-Hitos,

Affiliation Systemic Autoinmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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Josefina Martínez-Bordonado,

Affiliation Systemic Autoinmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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Nuria Navarrete-Navarrete,

Affiliation Systemic Autoinmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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Ricardo Rivera Fernández,

Affiliation Intensive Care Unit. Serrania Hospital, Ronda (Málaga). Spain
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E. Sanchez-Cantalejo,

Affiliations Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Publica (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (Granada. ibs), Granada, Spain
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Juan Jiménez-Alonso

Affiliation Systemic Autoinmune Diseases Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Granada University Hospitals; Granada Institute of Biohealth Research.Granada. Spain
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Relationship between QT Interval Length and Arterial Stiffness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study

Ricardo Rivera-López,
Juan Jiménez-Jáimez,
José Mario Sabio,
Mónica Zamora-Pasadas,
José Antonio Vargas-Hitos,
Josefina Martínez-Bordonado,
Nuria Navarrete-Navarrete,
Ricardo Rivera Fernández,
E. Sanchez-Cantalejo,
Juan Jiménez-Alonso

Published: April 11, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152291

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