The heart in systemic lupus erythematosus - A comprehensive approach by cardiovascular magnetic resonance tomography.

BACKGROUND:In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac manifestations, e.g. coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocarditis are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of subclinical heart disease in SLE is unknown. We studied whether a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resona...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Thilo Burkard, Marten Trendelenburg, Thomas Daikeler, Christoph Hess, Jens Bremerich, Philip Haaf, Peter Buser, Michael J Zellweger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6167090?pdf=render