Articles By Maureen A. McMahon, MD

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Assessing and Treating CV Risk Increases in Systemic Lupus

By Maureen A. McMahon, MD

We’ve recognized the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in SLE for almost half a century since Urowitz et al. first described a bimodal pattern of mortality in lupus patients in 1976. Numerous subsequent studies have confirmed this, with estimates of increased risk ranging from 2-10-fold compared to the general population. Most striking is the risk in young patients; in their landmark study, Manzi et al. found that women with SLE in the 35–44-year age group had an almost 50-fold increased risk of myocardial infarction compared to age-matched women without SLE.

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  • Maureen A. McMahon, MD

  • Maureen A. McMahon is a Professor of Medicine/ Rheumatology who practices in Westwood and Encino.

    She is a graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker school of Medicine and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago where she served as chief resident in Medicine. Dr. McMahon completed a fellowship in Rheumatology and a master’s degree in Clinical Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

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