... Importance of cumulative exposure to elevated cholesterol and blood pressure in development of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective proof -of- concept ... erythematosus, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, risk factors Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with a dramatically increased risk of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease ... were a total of 94 coronary events (75 angina, 25 MI and sudden cardiac deaths; had both angina and MI) in the BP dataset, while the TC dataset contained 86 coronary events (71 angina, 20 MI and...