TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of cardiac abnormalities early in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus
AU - Bahl, Vinay K.
AU - Vasan, Ramachandran S.
AU - Aradhye, S.
AU - Malaviya, Anand N.
PY - 1991/12/1
Y1 - 1991/12/1
N2 - Cardiac lesions involving the endocardium, myocardium, pericardium and coronary vessels are well described in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) both in clinical and necropsy studies. 1-4 However, all these studies have evaluated patients with long-standing disease (mean duration 3 to 8 years).1-3 Information on cardiac involvement early in the course of the disease is lacking. We studied 18 unselected consecutive patients recently diagnosed as having SLE for the presence of cardiac abnormalities by echocardiography.
AB - Cardiac lesions involving the endocardium, myocardium, pericardium and coronary vessels are well described in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) both in clinical and necropsy studies. 1-4 However, all these studies have evaluated patients with long-standing disease (mean duration 3 to 8 years).1-3 Information on cardiac involvement early in the course of the disease is lacking. We studied 18 unselected consecutive patients recently diagnosed as having SLE for the presence of cardiac abnormalities by echocardiography.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90295-V
DO - 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90295-V
M3 - Article
C2 - 1746443
AN - SCOPUS:0026326731
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 68
SP - 1540
EP - 1541
JO - The American journal of cardiology
JF - The American journal of cardiology
IS - 15
ER -