what is the leading cause of death in sle? uw 3 - 2pac

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Is it renal is it heart is it infection?

good concept uw 3

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i think it could be any of the 3 but maybe most likely infection-bc they make autoantibodies to their wbc and platlets and rbcs too.. they also get accelerated atherosclerosis and Renal failure

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Coronary atherosclerosis
Coronary artery disease

Good q

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oh yes uw says its CAD bc of accelerated atherosclerosis

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Good point “accelerated “