Author Archives: Maria Verissimo, MSc

Blood Test to Detect Hardened Arteries Can Show Whether Lupus Patients Are Developing a Heart Disease

A biomarker of hardened arteries makes it eight times more likely that a lupus patient will develop a cardiovascular disease, according to a study. The presence of the marker could prompt lupus patients with no symptoms of heart disease, or who appear to be at low risk of developing it,…

Lupus and the Kidney Disease, Lupus Nephritis: An Expert’s View

The reason why kidney disease strikes a lot of people with lupus has to do with the kind of disease lupus is, according to a Texas kidney expert who was interviewed about the connection between the conditions. Lupus is an autoimmune disease. The immune system produces antibodies to counter such a…