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Adult Atopic Dermatitis is Associated with Increased Aortic Stiffness

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

    Győző Szolnoky, Anita Altmayer, József Varga & Lajos Kemény

  2. 2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

    Henriette Gavallér, Tamás Forster & Attila Nemes

  3. MTA-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Szeged, Hungary

    Lajos Kemény

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GS, AA, VJ, HG, LK, TF and AN have no conflicts of interest.

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The clinical study was approved by the institutional review board of the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical Centre, University of Szeged, and has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.

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Informed consent was obtained from all AD patients and control participants included in the study.

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Szolnoky, G., Altmayer, A., Varga, J. et al. Adult Atopic Dermatitis is Associated with Increased Aortic Stiffness. Am J Clin Dermatol 19, 135–137 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-018-0344-y

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