Evaluation of cardiovascular morbidities in children and adolescents with lupus nephritis from south India: A cross-sectional analytical study

Nithya Ramaswamy, Avinash Anantharaj, Ramesh Ananthakrishnan, Zachariah Bobby, Sudarsan Krishnasamy, Bobbity Deepthi, Sriram Krishnamurthy, Pediatric Nephrology services, Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research , Department of Cardiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research , Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research , Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Lupus: An International Journal

Published online on March 14, 2026

Abstract

Lupus, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundPremature atherosclerosis and cardiovascular morbidity are known in adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE); however, there is paucity of data in Indian children with lupus nephritis (LN), who may be at higher cardiovascular risk due to ...