Assessment of cardiovascular complications in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by echocardiography
10.13929/j.1003-3289.201607068
- VernacularTitle:超声心动图对系统性红斑狼疮心脏并发症的评估
- Author:
Xi LI
- Keywords:
Lupus erythematosus,systemic;
Cardiovascular complications;
Echocardiography
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
2017;33(4):624-627
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a kind of complex autoimmune connective tissue disease involving multi-organ and multiple systems.And the cardiovascular complication is a major cause of mortality in SLE patients.The diagnosis and evaluation depend on imaging.As a non-invasive,simplicity and repeatability method,echocardiography plays a vital role in evaluating heart structure and function.The application of echocardiography in the SLE with cardiovascular complications were reviewed in this article.
