Abstract
Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease of autoinmune origin that may involve numerous internal organs of the body. It is associated with high cardiovascular morbility and mortality. The cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides us with a global evaluation of patients with active SLE and clinical suspicion of acute myocarditis. OBJETIVES The aim of study was the identification of cardiac alterations in patients with active SLE and clinical suspicion of acute myocarditis.
Highlights
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease of autoinmune origin that may involve numerous internal organs of the body
OBJETIVES The aim of study was the identification of cardiac alterations in patients with active SLE and clinical suspicion of acute myocarditis
A total of twenty - eight patients were included in the study, with an average age of 30.7 years ( SD 12.7 yrs), 96% female, diagnosed by criteria of American College or Rheumatology (ACR)
Summary
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease of autoinmune origin that may involve numerous internal organs of the body. It is associated with high cardiovascular morbility and mortality. The cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides us with a global evaluation of patients with active SLE and clinical suspicion of acute myocarditis. OBJETIVES The aim of study was the identification of cardiac alterations in patients with active SLE and clinical suspicion of acute myocarditis
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