The cardiovascular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus

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    SLE is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that can virtually affect all organ systems.4 Cardiovascular involvement occurs frequently (58%–77%).5 The most common cardiac manifestations include pericarditis (~25% of all patients with SLE),6,7 myocarditis,8 coronary artery disease,9 valvular lesion such as valvular thickening and regurgitation, and Libman-Sacks endocarditis (prevalence 11%–74%).10

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This study was supported in part by the Alvin Fund for Cardiovascular Research.

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