1 Consequently, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is thought to be responsible for one-third of all deaths in patients with SLE. Their risk for myocardial infarction is 9–50 times higher than that of the general population. Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at high risk for experiencing a major adverse cardiovascular event in their lifetimes. 12 Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.11 Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.10 Division of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.9 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.8 Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, PRCSG Coordinating Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.7 Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children and Univeristy of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.6 Department of Medicine, University Hospitals/Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.5 Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
4 Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.3 Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.2 Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospitatl, Columbus, OH, USA.