Myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus

M Wijetunga, S Rockson - The American journal of medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
Although clinical manifestations of myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus are
uncommon, noninvasive cardiac testing may detect subclinical cases. The pathogenesis of …

Cardiac pathology of systemic lupus erythematosus

D Jain, MK Halushka - Journal of clinical pathology, 2009 - jcp.bmj.com
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a common chronic autoimmune disorder causing injury to
many organ systems. Cardiac complications of lupus affect most parts of the heart. These …

Acute lupus myocarditis: clinical features and outcome of an oriental case series

WG Law, BY Thong, TY Lian, KO Kong, HH Chng - Lupus, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Symptomatic myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is uncommon. We describe
the clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of 11 SLE patients without any …

[BOOK][B] Applications and engineering of monoclonal antibodies

DJ King - 1998 - taylorfrancis.com
A valuable resource for researchers and workers in the fields of both pharmaceuticals and
biotechnology as well as undergraduates in biochemistry, applied biology, biomedical …

How to manage patients with cardiopulmonary disease?

AH Kao, S Manzi - Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 2002 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a connective tissue disease characterized by the
formation of autoantibodies and immune complexes. The heart and lungs are among the …

Myocarditis as a prognostic indicator in systemic lupus erythematosus

S Busteed, P Sparrow, C Molloy… - Postgraduate medical …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Lupus myocarditis is a life threatening complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
A case of left ventricular failure secondary to myocarditis occurring in a patient with SLE is …

Myocardial infarction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with normal findings from coronary arteriography and without coronary vasculitis

A Rangel, C Lavalle, E Chávez, M Jiménez… - …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors present the cases of two young patients, a man and a woman, who presented
with myocardial infarction, in the absence of ischemic heart disease or stenosis of the …

Specific cardiomyopathy in lupus patients: report of three cases

JE Gottenberg, S Roux, P Assayag, D Clerc, X Mariette - Joint Bone Spine, 2004 - Elsevier
Clinically important myocarditis is an unusual feature in patients with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). We report three consecutive lupus patients over a 1 year period who …

Cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus

A Doria, M Petri - Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, 2003 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease
with a still undefined etiology, characterized by the production of autoantibodies and …

Scintigraphy in rheumatic diseases

P Colamussi, N Prandini, C Cittanti, L Feggi… - Best Practice & …, 2004 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to summarise the clinical role of nuclear medicine in rheumatology
taking into consideration the most specific diagnostic applications and other worthwhile …