Article
A contemporary case series of lupus myocarditis.
Lupus - 1 Nov 2012
Zawadowski G M, Klarich K W, Moder K G, Edwards W D, Cooper L T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to describe clinical phenotype and treatment outcomes in lupus myocarditis (LM), an uncommon but serious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: The study involved a 10-year retrospective case series of hospitalized patients with LM, with a search of a diagnosis database using systemic lupus erythematosus and either myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, or...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Biopsy
- Cardiomyopathies
- Coronary Angiography
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Heart Failure
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocarditis
