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Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Flares with Myocarditis Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: A Case-Based Review. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10101772. [PMID: 36298637 PMCID: PMC9609433 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10101772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Since the introduction of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, there have been multiple reports of post-vaccination myocarditis (mainly affecting young healthy males). We report on four patients with active autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) and probable or confirmed myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination managed at a tertiary hospital in Singapore; we reviewed the literature on post-COVID-19 mRNA vaccination-related myocarditis and ARD flares. Three patients had existing ARD flares (two had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), one had eosinophilic granulomatosis polyangiitis (EGPA)), and one had new-onset EGPA. All patients recovered well after receiving immunosuppressants comprising high-dose glucocorticoids, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab. Thus far, only one case of active SLE with myocarditis has been reported post-COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the literature. In contrast to isolated post-COVID-19 mRNA vaccination myocarditis, our older-aged patients had myocarditis associated with ARD flares post-COVID-19 vaccination (that occurred after one dose of an mRNA vaccine), associated with other features of ARD flares, and required increased immunosuppression to achieve myocarditis resolution. This case series serves to highlight the differences in clinical and therapeutic aspects in ARD patients, heighten the vigilance of rheumatologists for this development, and encourage the adoption of risk reduction strategies in this vulnerable population.
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Win TT, Alomari IB, Awad K, Ratliff MD, Qualls CR, Roldan CA. Transesophageal Versus Transthoracic Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE CARDIOLOGY OPEN ACCESS 2020; 3. [PMID: 32577307 DOI: 10.31487/j.jicoa.2020.01.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has not been compared to transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for assessment of left ventricular diastolic function (LVDF). Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease model of premature myocardial disease. Methods 66 patients with SLE (mean age 36±12 years, 91% women) and 26 age-and-sex matched healthy volunteers (mean age 34±11 years, 85% women) underwent TEE immediately followed by TTE. From basal four-chamber views, mitral inflow E and A velocities, E/A ratio, E deceleration time, isovolumic relaxation time, septal and lateral mitral E' and A' velocities, septal E'/A' ratio, mitral E to septal and lateral E' ratios, and pulmonary veins systolic to diastolic peak velocities ratio were measured. Measurements were averaged over 3 cardiac cycles and performed by 2 independent observers. Results LVDF parameters were worse in patients than in controls by TEE and TTE (all p≤0.03). Most LVDF parameters were similar within each group by TEE and TTE (all p≥0.17). By both techniques, mitral E and A, mitral and septal E/A ratios, septal and lateral E', septal and lateral E/E' ratios, and average E/E' ratio were highly correlated (r=0.64-0.96, all p≤0.003); E deceleration time, isovolumic relaxation time, and septal A' velocities were moderately correlated (r=0.43-0.54, all p≤0.03); and pulmonary veins systolic to diastolic ratio showed the lowest correlation (r=0.27, p=0.04). Conclusion By TEE and TTE, LVDF parameters were worse in SLE patients than in controls; and in both groups, LVDF parameters assessed by TEE and TTE were similar and significantly correlated.
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- Theingi Tiffany Win
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Tariq S, Garg A, Gass A, Aronow WS. Myocarditis due to systemic lupus erythematosus associated with cardiogenic shock. Arch Med Sci 2018; 14:460-462. [PMID: 29593821 PMCID: PMC5868675 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2017.68692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Sohaib Tariq
- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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Dhakal BP, Kim CH, Al-Kindi SG, Oliveira GH. Heart failure in systemic lupus erythematosus. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2017; 28:187-197. [PMID: 28927572 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2017.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a constellation of cardiovascular (CV) and non-CV manifestations. Even though CV complications such as accelerated atherosclerosis and elevated risk of myocardial infarction (MI) have been recognized for many years, there is limited evidence regarding SLE and its association with heart failure (HF). Traditional risk factors of atherosclerotic CV disease, as well as various SLE manifestations and therapies, independently or together, increase the risk of HF in this population. There is a need for sufficiently powered intervention studies focusing on specific risk factors to improve CV outcomes in SLE patients.
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- Bishnu P Dhakal
- Division of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant, Department of Medicine, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Mailstop LKS 5038, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Division of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant, Department of Medicine, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Mailstop LKS 5038, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Division of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant, Department of Medicine, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Mailstop LKS 5038, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Division of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant, Department of Medicine, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Mailstop LKS 5038, Cleveland, OH 44106.
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Caforio AL, Adler Y, Agostini C, Allanore Y, Anastasakis A, Arad M, Böhm M, Charron P, Elliott PM, Eriksson U, Felix SB, Garcia-Pavia P, Hachulla E, Heymans S, Imazio M, Klingel K, Marcolongo R, Matucci Cerinic M, Pantazis A, Plein S, Poli V, Rigopoulos A, Seferovic P, Shoenfeld Y, Zamorano JL, Linhart A. Diagnosis and management of myocardial involvement in systemic immune-mediated diseases: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Disease. Eur Heart J 2017; 38:2649-2662. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease with diffuse organ involvement. The cardiac complications include pericarditis, myocarditis, pulmonary hypertension, coronary vasculitis, and Libman-Sacks endocarditis. Symptomatic lupus myocarditis presenting with left ventricular dysfunction, acute heart failure, and pulmonary edema, although rare, is a life-threatening complication. We report the occurrence of acute lupus myocarditis in a 38-year-old postpartum female who had a cesarean section a week before presentation for preeclampsia. Initially she was managed for pneumonia but later found to have acute pericarditis and myocarditis related to systemic lupus erythematosus. She had a complicated hospital course including acute respiratory failure and cardiogenic shock. She was started on pulse dose steroids besides the treatment for heart failure and had a dramatic improvement within days.
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Law WG, Thong BY, Lian TY, Kong KO, Chng HH. Acute lupus myocarditis: clinical features and outcome of an oriental case series. Lupus 2016; 14:827-31. [PMID: 16302678 DOI: 10.1191/0961203305lu2228oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Symptomatic myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is uncommon. We describe the clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of 11 SLE patients without any atherosclerotic risk factors, who presented with acute lupus myocarditis (ALM). All patients were female, 46% Chinese with mean age of 27 < 10 years at diagnosis of SLE. ALM was one of the initial manifestations of SLE in eight (73%) patients. The median duration from onset ALM to initiation of treatment was two weeks (range: 0.3-8). All had clinical feature of left ventricle dysfunction. The most common electrocardiographic feature was nonspecific ST/T wave changes (91%). Common echocardiographic findings included segmental wall motion abnormalities (81%) and decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (81%). Median SLE disease activity index at presentation was 16 (range: 4-30). All patients received high dose corticosteroids and 64% received intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide. There were two deaths (18%) from infections. The remaining nine survivors had no recurrence of ALM nor suffer any SLE-related damage (median SLICC damage score of 0), up to a median follow-up of four years (range: 2.5-10.1). Repeat echocardiography after six months or later showed normal LVEF in eight patients (89%). Early immunosuppressive therapy in ALM, with high dose corticosteroids and pulse intravenous cyclophosphamide, results in good cardiac outcome.
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- W G Law
- Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore.
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Seneviratne MG, Grieve SM, Figtree GA, Garsia R, Celermajer DS, Adelstein S, Puranik R. Prevalence, distribution and clinical correlates of myocardial fibrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cardiac magnetic resonance study. Lupus 2015; 25:573-81. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203315622275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives To assess the prevalence, distribution and clinical correlates of myocardial fibrosis, as detected by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Forty-one subjects (average age 39 ± 12 years and 80% female) with SLE underwent CMR imaging at 1.5T, using late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) to quantify the area of myocardial fibrosis in the left ventricle (LV). Subjects also underwent transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and exercise testing. Results LGE was detected in 15/41 subjects, 11 with localized LGE (<15% LV mass) and four with extensive LGE (>15% LV mass). The commonest site of LGE was the interventricular septum, with all but one case demonstrating an intramural or inflammatory pattern. The mean age of the >15% LGE group (55 ± 15 years) was significantly higher than the <15% or absent LGE subgroups. Based on both CMR and TTE measurements, subjects with LGE > 15% demonstrated a reduced E/A ratio of 0.9 ± 0.4 relative to the <15% and absent LGE subgroups. LV end-systolic volume (ESVi), end-diastolic volume (EDVi) and maximum exercise capacity were also reduced in the >15% LGE group. Conclusions Mid-wall myocardial fibrosis occurs frequently in SLE and is strongly associated with advancing subject age, but not with SLE duration or severity. Extensive LGE may be associated with diastolic dysfunction and impaired exercise capacity, although this may be an epiphenomenon of age. Cardiac magnetic resonance with quantitative assessment of LGE may provide a basis for cardiac risk stratification in SLE.
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- M G Seneviratne
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Radiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Barutcu A, Aksu F, Ozcelik F, Barutcu CAE, Umit GE, Pamuk ON, Altun A. Evaluation of early cardiac dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with or without anticardiolipin antibodies. Lupus 2015; 24:1019-28. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203315570164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aim of this study was to use transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic (TTE) imaging methods to identify cardiac dysfunction, an indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in terms of cardiac effects. This study involved 80 patients: a study group ( n = 50) and control group ( n = 30). They were categorized into four subgroups: anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) (+) ( n = 14) and aCL (−) ( n = 36); systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) ≥ 6 ( n = 15) and SLEDAI < 6 ( n = 35); disease period ≥ 5 years ( n = 21) and disease period < 5 years ( n = 29); major organ involvement (+) ( n = 19), major organ involvement (−) ( n = 31). The ratio of mitral peak velocity of early filling to early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E/E′) for the study group was found to be higher than the control ( p < 0.01). Systolic septal motion velocity (Ssm) was lower in the study group compared with the control ( p < 0.01). Left atrium (LA) dimension was greater in the study group than the control ( p < 0.01). Ssm was found to be lower in the aCL (+) patients compared with the control and aCL (−) groups ( p < 0.01, p < 0.05, respectively). LA dimension was greater in the aCL (+) and (−) groups compared with the control, ( p < 0.01, p < 0.05, respectively) and aCL groups compared with each other ( p < 0.05). The E/E′ ratio for the aCL (+) and (−) groups was found to be greater than the control ( p < 0.05). In the study, both the Ssm and the late diastolic septal velocity (sA′) was found to be lower in the SLEDAI ≥6 group compared with SLEDAI<6 group, ( p < 0.001, p < 0.05, respectively). LA dimension was statistically greater in the SLEDAI ≥6 group compared with the SLEDAI <6 group ( p < 0.001). E′ and early diastolic septal velocity (sE′) were statistically lower in the disease period >5 years group compared with the disease period <5 years group ( p < 0.01, p < 0.05, respectively). Carrying out regular scans with TTE image of SLE patients is important in order to identify early cardiac involvement during monitoring and treatment. Identifying early cardiac involvement in SLE may lead to a reduction in mortality and morbidity rates.
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- A Barutcu
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, çanakkale, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medeniyet University , Cardiology Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty ofMedicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Istanbul Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Chung HT, Huang YL, Yeh KW, Huang JL. Subclinical deterioration of left ventricular function in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2014; 24:263-72. [PMID: 25301677 DOI: 10.1177/0961203314554249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a higher risk of myocardial involvement, which can result in ventricular dysfunction. Little is known about the chronic influence of SLE on heart function in children and adolescents. This is the first study to demonstrate long-term changes in left ventricular function in patients with juvenile-onset SLE. METHODS This was a longitudinal study of 92 patients with juvenile-onset SLE. Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed by a single pediatric cardiologist at baseline, with follow-up at six-month intervals. Clinical and laboratory parameters, disease activity, treatment, nailfold capillaroscopy, and the traditional risk factors for atherosclerosis were evaluated. The baseline comparison of ventricular function was performed against 50 age-matched controls, and the follow-up results were analyzed using generalized estimating equations. RESULTS The patients' mean age at baseline was 15.9 ± 4.3 years, the mean disease duration was 3.6 ± 3.2 years, and the mean follow-up duration was 4.5 ± 1.6 years. At baseline, the mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 74.7 ± 5.6% and the mean E/A ratio of left ventricular diastolic filling was 1.7 ± 0.3 (E: the peak velocity at rapid left ventricular filling; A: the peak velocity during left atrial contraction). The LVEF of the SLE patients was similar to the healthy controls and it did not change during the follow-up period. In contrast, the E/A ratio was lower in the SLE patients than in the healthy controls (1.7 ± 0.3 versus 1.88 ± 0.37; p = 0.002), and it decreased significantly with time (B ± SE, -0.013 ± 0.006, p = 0.023). In multiple analyses, abnormal microvasculature in nailfold capillaroscopy had a negative effect on LVEF progression (p = 0.039). Disease duration of SLE and proteinuria were risk factors associated with the descent of E/A ratio (p = 0.014 and p = 0.015, respectively). CONCLUSION In patients with juvenile-onset SLE who were free of cardiac symptoms, there was evidence of declining ventricular diastolic function with time. Abnormal nailfold microvasculature, proteinuria and longer disease duration were the main risk factors for worsening of ventricular function.
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- H-T Chung
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Division of Asthma, Allergy, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Avci A, Demir K, Altunkeser BB, Yilmaz S, Yilmaz A, Ersecgin A, Demir T. Assessment of inhomogeneities of repolarization in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2014; 19:374-82. [PMID: 24597863 PMCID: PMC6932449 DOI: 10.1111/anec.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that affects many organ systems and manifests a broad spectrum of laboratory and clinical features. SLE patients have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate inhomogeneities of repolarization by using Tpeak -Tend (Tp-e) interval and Tp-e/QT ratio were measured from the 12-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients with SLE. MATERIAL AND METHOD This study included 69 SLE patients (69 females; mean age 35.8 ± 10.2) and 57 control subjects (57 females; mean age 34.5 ± 8.9). Transthoracic echocardiographic examination was done in all participants. QT parameters, Tp-e intervals and Tp-e/QT ratio were measured from the 12-lead ECG. These parameters were compared between groups. RESULTS No statistically significant difference was found between two groups in terms of basic characteristics. Diastolic function parameters were similar between the two groups (P > 0.05). In electrocardiographic parameters analysis, QT dispersion (QTd) and corrected QT dispersion (cQTd) were significantly increased in SLE patients compared the control group (49.5 ± 16.4 ms vs. 32.8±11.7 ms and 56.7 ± 19.5 ms vs. 36.4 ± 13.1 ms, all P value < 0.001). Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT ratio were also significantly higher in SLE patients (82.8 ± 18.9 vs. 72.4 ± 17.6 and 0.22 ± 0.05 vs. 0.19 ± 0.05, P = 0.002 and P = 0.001, respectively). Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT were positively correlated with disease duration (r = 0.29, P = 0.01 and r = 0.24, P = 0.04, respectively). CONCLUSION Our study revealed that QTd, cQTd, Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT ratio increased in patients with SLE. Also, Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT were positively correlated with disease duration.
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- Ahmet Avci
- Faculty of MedicineCardiology DepartmentSelcuk UniversityKonyaTurkey
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- Faculty of MedicineCardiology DepartmentSelcuk UniversityKonyaTurkey
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- Faculty of MedicineRheumatology DepartmentSelcuk UniversityKonyaTurkey
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- Faculty of MedicineCardiology DepartmentSelcuk UniversityKonyaTurkey
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- Faculty of MedicineCardiology DepartmentSelcuk UniversityKonyaTurkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine DepartmentSelcuk UniversityKonyaTurkey
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Chin CWL, Chin CY, Ng MXR, Le TT, Huang FQ, Fong KY, Thumboo J, Tan RS. Endothelial function is associated with myocardial diastolic function in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatol Int 2014; 34:1281-5. [PMID: 24549405 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-2968-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction is associated with traditional and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-specific risk factors, and early data suggest reversibility of endothelial dysfunction with therapy. The clinical relevance of endothelial function assessment has been limited by the lack of studies, demonstrating its prognostic significance and impact on early myocardial function. Therefore, we aimed to determine the association between endothelial and myocardial diastolic function in SLE women. Women with SLE and no coronary artery disease were prospectively recruited and underwent radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) (Jetstream, Philips, the Netherlands) to exclude subclinical myocardial ischemia. Cardiac and vascular functions were assessed in all patients (Alpha 10, Aloka, Tokyo). Diastolic function was assessed using pulse wave early (E) and late mitral blood inflow and myocardial tissue Doppler (mean of medial and lateral annulus e') velocities. Endothelial function was measured using brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD%). Univariate and multivariate linear regressions were used to assess the association between FMD% and myocardial diastolic function, adjusting for potential confounders. Thirty-eight patients without detectable myocardial ischemia on MPI were studied (mean age 44 ± 10 years; mean disease duration 14 ± 6 years). About 61 % of patients had normal diastolic function (E/e' ≤ 8), and 5 % of patients had definite diastolic dysfunction with E/e' > 13 (mean 7.1 ± 2.9). FMD% was associated with E/e' (regression coefficient β = -0.35; 95 % CI -0.62 to -0.08; p = 0.01) independent of systolic blood pressure, age, and SLICC/ACR Damage Index.
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- Calvin W L Chin
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Heart Center Singapore, 17 Third Hospital Avenue, Mistri Wing, Singapore, 168752, Singapore,
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Kampolis C, Tektonidou M, Moyssakis I, Tzelepis GE, Moutsopoulos H, Vlachoyiannopoulos PG. Evolution of cardiac dysfunction in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies and/or antiphospholipid syndrome: A 10-year follow-up study. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2014; 43:558-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Puntmann VO, D'Cruz D, Smith Z, Pastor A, Choong P, Voigt T, Carr-White G, Sangle S, Schaeffter T, Nagel E. Native myocardial T1 mapping by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in subclinical cardiomyopathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:295-301. [PMID: 23403334 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.112.000151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increased systemic inflammation has been linked to myocardial dysfunction and heart failure in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Accurate detection of early myocardial changes may be able to guide preventive intervention. We investigated whether multiparametric imaging by cardiovascular magnetic resonance can detect differences between controls and asymptomatic SLE patients. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 33 SLE predominantly female patients (mean age, 40±9 years) underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance for routine assessment of myocardial perfusion, function, and late gadolinium enhancement. T1 mapping was performed in single short-axis slice before and after 15 minutes of gadolinium administration. Twenty-one subjects with a low pretest probability and normal cardiovascular magnetic resonance served as a control group. Both groups had similar left ventricular volumes and mass and normal global systolic function. SLE patients had significantly reduced longitudinal strain (controls versus SLE, -20±2% versus -17±3%; P<0.01) and showed intramyocardial and pericardial late gadolinium enhancement. SLE patients had significantly increased native myocardial T1 (1056±27 versus 1152±46 milliseconds; P<0.001) and extracellular volume fraction (26±5% versus 30±6%; P=0.007) and reduced postcontrast myocardial T1 (454±53 versus 411±62 milliseconds; P=0.01). T1-derived indices were associated with longitudinal strain (r=0.37-0.47) but not with the presence of late gadolinium enhancement. Native myocardial T1 values showed the greatest concordance with the presence of clinical diagnosis of SLE. CONCLUSIONS In patients with SLE and free of cardiac symptoms, there is evidence of subclinical perimyocardial impairment. We further demonstrate that T1 mapping may have potential to detect subclinical myocardial involvement in patients with SLE.
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- Valentina O Puntmann
- Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, London, UK.
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Shang Q, Yip GWK, Tam LS, Zhang Q, Sanderson JE, Lam YY, Li CM, Wang T, Li EKM, Yu CM. SLICC/ACR damage index independently associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2012; 21:1057-62. [PMID: 22554929 DOI: 10.1177/0961203312446628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction has been reported in both active and inactive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients without clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between the long-term inflammatory burden reflected by the SLICC/ACR damage index and LV diastolic function has not been studied. Eighty-two SLE patients and 82 controls matched for age, sex, body mass index, blood pressure and heart rate underwent echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). LV diastolic function was estimated by the myocardial early diastolic velocity (E') at the lateral annulus. There were 51 patients (62.2%) with nephritis, 23 patients (28.0%) with hypertension, 21 patients (25.6%) with vasculitis, 16 patients (19.5%) with pulmonary hypertension, 4 patients (4.9%) with cerebrovascular disease and 2 patients (2.4%) with diabetes mellitus. Sixty-two patients (75.6%) were taking prednisone and 35 patients (42.7%) used a immunosuppressant. Forty-five patients (54.8%) had active disease and suffered from disease-related end-organ damage. Patients with SLICC/ACR damage index ≥1 had more evidence of LV diastolic dysfunction with lower lateral annulus E' (9.6 ± 3.4 vs 12.9 ± 3.5 cm/s, p < 0.001) than those without. In addition, the proportion of patients with abnormal LV myocardial relaxation (defined as lateral E' < 10.0 cm/s) (51.1% vs 16.2%, χ(2) = 10.8, p = 0.001) were significantly higher. Multivariate analysis showed that the SLICC/ACR damage index ≥1 was independently associated with LV diastolic dysfunction (OR = 3.80, 95%CI: 1.21-11.95, p = 0.023) after adjusting for hypertension, disease duration and medical therapy. This may suggest that the overall inflammatory burden in SLE, as reflected by SLICC/ACR damage index, is associated with the development of diastolic dysfunction in SLE patients.
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- Q Shang
- Division of Cardiology The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Baquero G, Banchs JE, Naccarelli GV, Gonzalez M, Wolbrette DL. Cardiogenic shock as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and review of the literature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 18:337-41. [PMID: 22507209 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2011.00283.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Giselle Baquero
- Department of Medicine & Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, PA, USA.
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A patient of lupus presenting with myocarditis and overlapping autoimmune hepatitis. Case Rep Rheumatol 2011; 2011:402483. [PMID: 22937445 PMCID: PMC3420763 DOI: 10.1155/2011/402483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus has myriad presentations. Symptomatic myocarditis and/or symptomatic autoimmune hepatitis associated with lupus are rare at presentation. Here we report a young Asian girl, who presented to us with features of symptomatic myocarditis and overlapping autoimmune hepatitis. She was eventually diagnosed to be harboring systemic lupus erythematosus, in whom rigorous management led to gratuitous recovery.
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Background: Cardiomyopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may be secondary to myocardial inflammation (i.e. myocarditis) or to systemic complications such as hypertension. Symptomatic left ventricular dysfunction is the most common clinical presentation of cardiomyopathy and is potentially life threatening. Identifying the cause is critical as it dictates therapy. Methods: We present three cases of left ventricular failure suggestive of myocarditis in SLE patients followed in the Lupus Clinic of the Montreal General Hospital over a 5-year period. Results: The most frequent presentation is acute onset of a marked reduction of the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). All patients were treated with cardiac support, prednisone, and additional immunosuppressive medications. Improvement of symptoms and LVEF was observed in two of three patients. Conclusion: Myocarditis is a rare, but life-threatening, manifestation of SLE. With immunosuppressive medications and cardiovascular support, the long-term outcome is usually favorable.
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- S Appenzeller
- Divisions of Clinical Immunology/Allergy and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Canada
- Faculty of Medical Science-State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
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- Division of Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Canada
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- Divisions of Clinical Immunology/Allergy and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Canada
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Rituximab in childhood lupus myocarditis. Rheumatol Int 2011; 32:1843-4. [PMID: 21468728 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-1881-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lu LJ, Wallace DJ, Navarra SV, Weisman MH. Lupus Registries: Evolution and Challenges. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2010; 39:224-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2008.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Revised: 08/07/2008] [Accepted: 08/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BUSS SEBASTIANJ, WOLF DAVID, KOROSOGLOU GRIGORIOS, MAX REGINA, WEISS CELINES, FISCHER CHRISTIAN, SCHELLBERG DIETER, ZUGCK CHRISTIAN, KUECHERER HELMUTF, LORENZ HANNSMARTIN, KATUS HUGOA, HARDT STEFANE, HANSEN ALEXANDER. Myocardial Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: New Insights from Tissue Doppler and Strain Imaging. J Rheumatol 2009; 37:79-86. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Objective.Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular involvement is frequently underestimated by routine imaging techniques. Our aim was to determine if new echocardiographic imaging modalities like tissue Doppler (TDI), strain rate (SRR), and strain (SRI) imaging detect abnormalities in left ventricular (LV) function in asymptomatic patients with SLE.Methods.Sixty-seven young patients with SLE (mean age 42 ± 10 yrs) without typical symptoms or signs of heart failure or angina, and a matched healthy control group (n = 40), underwent standard transthoracic echocardiography, TDI, SRR, and SRI imaging of the LV as well as assessment of disease characteristics.Results.Despite findings within the normal range on routine standard 2-dimensional echocardiography, SLE was associated with significantly impaired systolic and diastolic myocardial velocities of the LV measured by TDI [mean global TDI: systolic (s): 2.9 ± 0.9 vs 3.9 ± 0.7 cm/s, p < 0.05; early (e): 4.3 ± 1.5 vs 6.3 ± 1.3 cm/s, p < 0.05; late (a): 2.9 ± 0.8 vs 3.4 ± 0.8 cm/s, p < 0.05; values ± SD); SRR (s: −0.8 ± 0.1 vs −1.1 ± 0.1 s−1; e: 1.1 ± 0.2 vs 1.6 ± 0.3 s−1; a: 0.7 ± 0.1 vs 1.0 ± 0.2 s−1; all p < 0.05); and SR (−15.11 ± 2.2% vs −19.7 ± 1.9%; p < 0.05) compared to the control group. Further, elevated disease activity, measured with the ECLAM and the SLEDAI score, resulted in significantly lower values for LV longitudinal function measured by SRR and SR, but not by TDI.Conclusion.SLE is associated with a significant impairment of systolic and diastolic LV longitudinal function in patients without cardiac symptoms. New imaging modalities provide earlier insight into cardiovascular involvement in SLE and seem to be superior to standard echocardiography to detect subclinical myocardial disease.
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Systolic and diastolic heart function in SLE patients. Rheumatol Int 2009; 29:1469-76. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-0889-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Abdel-Aty H, Siegle N, Natusch A, Gromnica-Ihle E, Wassmuth R, Dietz R, Schulz-Menger J. Myocardial tissue characterization in systemic lupus erythematosus: value of a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance approach. Lupus 2008; 17:561-7. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203308089401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-organ inflammatory disorder mainly affecting women and is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We tested the utility of a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance approach to assess myocardial involvement and to determine its relation to disease activity in SLE patients. We studied 20 SLE patients (19 females, 35 ± 10 years) and 13 healthy volunteers (nine females, 28 ± 11 years). Classification followed the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology and assessment of SLE activity was based on the European Consensus Lupus Activity Measurement index. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) was performed on a 1.5T scanner and included the following sequences: steady-state free precession, T2-weighted, early and late T1-weighted after gadolinium-DTPA injection. Ejection fraction was not significantly different between groups (controls: 63 ± 6, inactive SLE: 67 ± 7, active SLE 64 ± 8; P = 0.003 for all groups). In contrast, relative T2 ratio (myocardium to skeletal muscle) was significantly higher in active SLE than in the other groups (controls: 1.7 ± 0.3, inactive: 1.8 ± 0.2, active: 2.1 ± 0.2; P = 0.003). Similarly, early enhancement ratio was significantly higher in active SLE (controls: 2.4 ± 1.4, inactive: 2.8 ± 1.1, active: 4.5 ± 2.0, P = 0.39). Both relative T2 and early enhancement ratios significantly correlated with disease activity. Intramural foci of late enhancement were observed in three of eight patients (all with active SLE). Of the five patients with no late enhancement, only one had active disease. An imaging approach combining T2-weighted, early and late enhancement imaging is a useful tool to assess possible myocardial involvement in SLE. CMR parameters of global myocardial involvement correlate well with disease activity, but not with usual clinical signs as summarized in a cardiac score.
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- Franz-Volhard-Klinik , Kardiologie, Charité Campus Buch, Helios-Klinikum Berlin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Franz-Volhard-Klinik , Kardiologie, Charité Campus Buch, Helios-Klinikum Berlin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Rheumaklinik Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Franz-Volhard-Klinik , Kardiologie, Charité Campus Buch, Helios-Klinikum Berlin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Franz-Volhard-Klinik , Kardiologie, Charité Campus Buch, Helios-Klinikum Berlin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Franz-Volhard-Klinik , Kardiologie, Charité Campus Buch, Helios-Klinikum Berlin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Tweezer-Zaks N, Zandman-Goddard G, Lidar M, Har-Zahav Y, Livneh A, Langevitz P. A Long-Term Follow-up after Cardiac Transplantation in a Lupus Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1110:539-43. [PMID: 17911469 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1423.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Heart or heart-lung transplantations have only rarely been performed in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), who like other patients with multi-system autoimmune diseases are traditionally excluded from consideration for such transplantations. In view of the limited experience with heart transplantation in these patients, we report the successful transplantation outcome in a lupus patient and review the literature in relation to graft and recipient conditions.
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- Nurit Tweezer-Zaks
- Rheumatology Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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Pieretti J, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Lockshin MD, Crow MK, Paget SA, Schwartz JE, Sammaritano L, Levine DM, Salmon JE. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Predicts Increased Left Ventricular Mass. Circulation 2007; 116:419-26. [PMID: 17620509 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.673319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with premature atherosclerosis and vascular stiffening. Whether SLE alters left ventricular (LV) structure and function in the absence of valvular and clinical coronary artery disease is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS SLE patients without clinical or echocardiographic evidence of valvular or coronary disease were age and gender matched to a reference group (n=173 in both groups). Subjects underwent echocardiography to quantify LV structure and function and carotid ultrasonography to detect atherosclerosis. Disease characteristics and radial applanation tonometry to measure arterial stiffness were evaluated in SLE patients. The 2 groups were similar in subjects' body size, hypertension and diabetes status, smoking status, and cholesterol levels. LV mass (38.3 versus 32.8 g/m(2.7)), ejection fraction (71% versus 67%), and prevalence of LV hypertrophy (17.9% versus 6.4%) were higher in SLE patients than in referent subjects (all P<0.001). The combination of SLE and hypertension further increased LV mass. In multivariable analysis, LV mass was associated with SLE (P<0.001) in addition to body mass index, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Among SLE patients, LV mass was associated with arterial stiffness (P<0.001). Carotid atherosclerosis, SLE duration, damage index, serum creatinine, and homocysteine were significantly related to LV mass in univariate but not multivariable analyses. CONCLUSIONS SLE predicts increased LV mass, possibly because of inflammation-related arterial stiffening. Excess LV hypertrophy may contribute to the increased cardiac morbidity and mortality observed in SLE patients.
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- Janice Pieretti
- Division of Cardiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Chung JW, Joe DY, Park HJ, Kim HA, Park HS, Suh CH. Clinical characteristics of lupus myocarditis in Korea. Rheumatol Int 2007; 28:275-80. [PMID: 17634899 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0414-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Clinically important myocarditis is an unusual feature in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe the clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of five SLE patients who developed severe left ventricular dysfunction. Four patients were female with mean age of 36.4 years. Three patients had both lupus myocarditis and lupus nephritis. Four patients had raised anti-dsDNA antibody titer and low complement level and two patients had positive IgG anticardiolipin antibody. Three patients were treated by high-dose corticosteroids, one patient by intravenous pulse methylprednisolone, and one patient by intravenous immunoglobulin and pulse cyclophosphamide with high dose corticosteroids. Left ventricular function improved markedly in four patients and all of them had no recurrence of lupus myocarditis up to follow-up of 33 months. However, one patient, who showed no improvement of left ventricular function, was expired due to sudden cardiac arrest. Lupus myocarditis should be treated by immunosuppressive therapy with high-dose corticosteroids and mostly the prognosis might be good with early treatment.
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- Jae-Wook Chung
- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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Karadag O, Calguneri M, Yavuz B, Atalar E, Akdogan A, Kalyoncu U, Kiraz S, Aksoyek S, Ozmen F, Ertenli AI. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in female systemic lupus erythematosus patients: what is the clinical significance? Clin Rheumatol 2007; 26:1701-4. [PMID: 17318274 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0575-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 01/26/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) especially during the late phase of the disease. This study was conducted to evaluate B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in female SLE patients without cardiac symptoms and to investigate whether BNP levels correlated with echocardiographic findings. We studied 59 women with SLE and 33 healthy women. SLE patients with history of cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and other inflammatory diseases were excluded from the study. All subjects had a complete history and physical examination. Overall disease activity assessment in SLE patients at the time of the study were derived by calculation of SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI). BNP levels were determined, and transthoracic echocardiography were performed in all subjects. There was no difference between SLE patients and controls in terms of age, blood pressure, smoking status, plasma glucose, creatinine levels, and lipid profiles. Nine patients had SLEDAI score greater than 5. All subjects had an EF greater than 55%. Diastolic dysfunction was more frequent in lupus patients than in controls (15 [25.4%] vs. 2 [6%]; p = 0.022). BNP levels of SLE patients were significantly higher than controls (median 17.9 range [5-211] pg/ml vs. median 14.7 range [5-39.7] pg/ml; p = 0.033). Twenty-seven of the SLE patients (46%) and seven of the controls (21%) had BNP levels greater than or equal to 20 pg/ml (p = 0.019). There were no differences in BNP levels of SLE patients with and without diastolic dysfunction (median 17.8 range [5-117] pg/ml vs. median 18.5 range [5-211] pg/mL; p = NS). BNP levels were positively correlated with left atrium diameter (r (2) = 0.39, p = 0.001). BNP levels did not correlate with erythrocyte sedimentation rate/C-reactive protein levels, SLEDAI scores, total steroid dosage used, or other echocardigraphic parameters. BNP levels were increased in female SLE patients without cardiac symptoms as compared to healthy controls. Although none of the SLE patients in our study had clinical signs of ischemic heart disease, increased levels of BNP in SLE patients might be a reflection of a ischemic myocardial tissue.
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- Omer Karadag
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Cacciapuoti F, Galzerano D, Capogrosso P, Arciello A, Liberti D, Cacciapuoti F, Lama D. Impairment of Left Ventricular Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Evaluated by Measuring Myocardial Performance Index with Tissue Doppler Echocardiography. Echocardiography 2005; 22:315-9. [PMID: 15839986 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2005.04015.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In 44 patients affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) without any clinical signs of heart disease (group I) the myocardial performance index (MPI) was calculated to investigate left ventricular function. The index, as the sum of isovolumetric contraction time (ICT) and isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT) divided by ejection time (ET), was measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE). Results achieved show a prolonged MPI with respect to the values recorded in healthy controls (group II). Its prolongation is due to a significant increase of IRT, whereas ICT and ET were within the normal limits. In patients with SLE without an evident cardiac engagement, this outcome seems to depend on a prevalent diastolic left ventricular dysfunction, perhaps due to a subclinical myocarditis. TDE is more precise than the conventional Doppler method in evaluating MPI and single time intervals, because their measurements are accomplished in concomitance of left ventricular wall motion rather than the flow movement.
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- Federico Cacciapuoti
- Division of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Disease, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Riboldi P, Gerosa M, Luzzana C, Catelli L. Cardiac involvement in systemic autoimmune diseases. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2002; 23:247-61. [PMID: 12402411 DOI: 10.1385/criai:23:3:247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The heart and the vascular system are frequent and characteristic targets of several systemic autoimmune diseases, in particular Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). In this chapter we review the classic cardiac abnormalities and the more recent data about cardiovascular involvement as part of a major disease complication determining a substantial morbidity and mortality. In addition to the classic cardiac abnormalities involving the heart structures, acute and chronic ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular accidents are threatening clinical manifestations of SLE and RA associated to an early accelerated atherosclerosis. Immune-mediated inflammation is now recognized as an important factor involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Ongoing clinical studies are being devised to find specific risk factors associated with systemic autoimmune diseases and/or treatment regimens. Hopefully, prophylactic measures should be available within the next few years.
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- Piersandro Riboldi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico, Via Ariosto 13, 20145, Milan, Italy.
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Although clinical manifestations of myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus are uncommon, noninvasive cardiac testing may detect subclinical cases. The pathogenesis of myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus has been ascribed to many factors, including autoimmunity, medications, and coexisting diseases. Lupus myocarditis merits urgent clinical attention because of the likely progression to arrhythmias, conduction disturbances and heart block, dilated cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. Endomyocardial biopsy can be used to identify the underlying inflammatory histopathology. Usual therapy includes high-dose corticosteroids, in addition to standard cardiac medications.
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- Mevan Wijetunga
- Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Ueda T, Mizushige K, Aoyama T, Tokuda M, Kiyomoto H, Matsuo H. Echocardiographic observation of acute myocarditis with systemic lupus erythematosus. JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL 2000; 64:144-6. [PMID: 10716530 DOI: 10.1253/jcj.64.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although myocarditis from a series of autopsies of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was frequently observed, the incidence of clinically apparent myocardial dysfunction was low. A 30-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus was examined by echocardiography. An acoustic densitometry was followed at the left ventricular posterior wall throughout the clinical course. A decrease in the magnitude of cyclic variation of integrated backscatter (IB) was observed before treatment. Following the combined treatment, steroid and cyclophosphamide, a repeated ultrasonic tissue characterization showed an increase in the magnitude of cyclic variation of IB. It is thought that ultrasonic tissue characterization may be a useful method to evaluate the impairment of contraction, and to follow up the clinical course of myocardial involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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- T Ueda
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
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Laganà B, Schillaci O, Tubani L, Gentile R, Danieli R, Coviello R, Baratta L, Scopinaro F. Lupus carditis: evaluation with technetium-99m MIBI myocardial SPECT and heart rate variability. Angiology 1999; 50:143-8. [PMID: 10063945 DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The objective of this paper was to investigate the incidence of myocardial perfusion defects in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with dysautonomic alterations. Twenty patients without any sign or symptoms of heart disease, selected from a larger population of patients with SLE, underwent technetium-99m sestamibi (Tc-99m MIBI) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), at rest and after dipyridamole infusion; they also underwent heart rate variability (HRV) examination by a 24 hour ambulatory electrocardiography, analyzing in the time domain the standard deviation of the R-R intervals average (SDNN) and the percentage of R-R adjacent intervals differing from each other more than 50 msec (pNN50); in the frequency domain the low (LF) and high frequencies (HF) were analyzed. Twenty healthy volunteers served as control group for heart rate variability. At MIBI-SPECT examination, the scan was found abnormal in 15 patients and normal in five: three patients demonstrated reversible defects in the anteroseptal region, four had irreversible defects in a region (two in the anteroseptal region and two in the lateral region), two had rest defects in two different regions (lateral and inferior, lateral and anteroseptal) that improved during dipyridamole scan, and six had both reversible and irreversible defects: four in a single segment (three anteroseptal and one lateral, and two in two different regions, particularly anteroseptal and lateral, lateral and inferior). All 20 patients showed significantly lower HRV parameters in comparison with the control group, except for pNN50, which indicates decreased physiologic periodic fluctuations of the autonomic nervous system. In six patients who underwent coronary angiography, the epicardial vessels were found completely normal. In view of the high incidence of myocardial hypoperfusion in patients with HRV alterations, the authors hypothesize that autonomic dysfunction may be associated with microvascular disease or metabolic alteration. They also believe that MIBI scintigraphy is a suitable technique in detecting myocardial damage in SLE patients free of clinical manifestation.
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- B Laganà
- Department of Medicina Clinica, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Kalke S, Balakrishanan C, Mangat G, Mittal G, Kumar N, Joshi VR. Echocardiography in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 1998; 7:540-4. [PMID: 9863896 DOI: 10.1191/096120398678920578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Two dimensional echocardiography with doppler examination was performed in 54 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Nine (17%) had significant cardiac involvement (four left ventricular hypertrophy, one moderate pericardial effusion, one severe aortic regurgitation, and three ventricular systolic dysfunction). We further studied diastolic function in 45 patients who did not have a major abnormality in echo. SLE was graded as active in 16 patients (SLEDAI > 5) and inactive in 29 patients. Twenty age- and sex-matched subjects acted as controls. The data were compared using one way ANOVA test. Patients with active disease had significant diastolic dysfunction compared to inactive patients and controls as indicated by increased peak A (P < 0.01) and decreased E/A ratio (P < 0.01). There was no linear correlation between disease activity and diastolic dysfunction if SLEDAI was considered as a continuous variable (r=0.29 for E/A). Anticardiolipin antibodies (both IgG and IgM) were elevated in five patients (13 studied). One of them had severe mitral regurgitation, one had trace mitral and aortic regurgitation and one had diastolic dysfunction. We conclude that asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction is present in SLE patients.
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- S Kalke
- Rheumatology Division, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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Astorri E, Fiorina P, Contini GA, Albertini D, Ridolo E, Dall'Aglio P. Diastolic impairment in asymptomatic systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Clin Rheumatol 1997; 16:320-1. [PMID: 9184275 DOI: 10.1007/bf02238973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Frustaci A, Gentiloni N, Caldarulo M. Acute myocarditis and left ventricular aneurysm as presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus. Chest 1996; 109:282-4. [PMID: 8549201 DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.1.282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with fever, heart failure, and left ventricular (LV) aneurysm is reported. A diagnosis of SLE was suspected owing to the presence of active lymphocytic myocarditis and fibrinous endocarditis at LV endomyocardial biopsy and was confirmed by identification of 4 of the 11 criteria proposed by the American Rheumatism Association for the definition of SLE. A 2-month period of steroid therapy was followed by a remarkable recovery of LV function and progression of endomyocarditis to a healed phase at control LV biopsy. The LV aneurysm disappeared, likely because thrombosis occurred as a result of the hypercoagulable state accompanying the presence of anticardiolipin antibodies. This is the first reported case of LV aneurysm induced by SLE and is a rare clinicohistologic documentation of the effectiveness of steroid treatment on lupus endomyocarditis.
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- A Frustaci
- Department of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Coudray N, de Zuttere D, Blétry O, Piette JC, Wechsler B, Godeau P, Pourny JC, Lecarpentier Y, Chemla D. M mode and Doppler echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function in primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Heart 1995; 74:531-5. [PMID: 8562240 PMCID: PMC484075 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.74.5.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND High titres of serum antiphospholipid antibodies are a possible pathogenic factor for cardiac lesions in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis of a causal link between high titres of antiphospholipid antibodies in the serum and myocardial involvement in patients without systemic lupus erythematosus. PATIENTS AND DESIGN 18 patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (recurrent fetal loss, arterial and/or venous thrombosis, high titres of antiphospholipid antibodies, and no criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus) were prospectively studied by cross sectional, M mode, and pulsed Doppler echocardiography, and compared with 18 healthy controls. The pulsed Doppler indices of left ventricular diastolic function included isovolumic relaxation time and four mitral outflow indices: peak velocity of early flow, peak velocity of late flow, early to late peak flow velocity ratio, and rate of deceleration of early flow. Four computerised M mode indices were also measured: peak rate of left ventricular enlargement in diastole, peak rate of posterior wall thinning, peak velocity of lengthening of the posterior wall, and velocity of circumferential chamber lengthening. RESULTS Compared with controls, patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome had higher values for isovolumic relaxation time and peak velocity of late mitral outflow and lower values for early to late mitral peak outflow velocity ratio, rate of deceleration of early mitral outflow, peak rate of left ventricular enlargement in diastole, peak rate of posterior wall thinning, peak velocity of lengthening of the posterior wall and velocity of circumferential chamber lengthening. CONCLUSION This abnormal pattern reflects an impairment of myocardial relaxation and filling dynamics of the left ventricle in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome who were free of any clinically detectable heart disease. These data suggest that high serum titres of antiphospholipid antibodies may be associated with subclinical myocardial damage.
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- N Coudray
- INSERM U426-Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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Walsh DS, Farley MF, Beard JS, Sau P, Tesar J, James WD. Systemic lupus erythematosus: nephritis, dilated cardiomyopathy, and extensive cutaneous depigmentation responsive to hydroxychloroquine. J Am Acad Dermatol 1995; 33:828-30. [PMID: 7593787 DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(95)91842-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- D S Walsh
- Dermatology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
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