Speckle tracking echocardiography in acute lupus myocarditis: comparison to conventional echocardiography

Speckle tracking echocardiography in acute lupus myocarditis: comparison to conventional echocardiography

Aims: Lupus myocarditis occurs in 5–10% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). No single feature is diagnostic of lupus myocarditis. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) can detect subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in SLE patients, with limited research on its utility in clin...

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Main Authors: Riëtte Du Toit, Phillip G Herbst, Annari van Rensburg, Hendrik W Snyman, Helmuth Reuter, Anton F Doubell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
Subjects:
myocarditis
systemic lupus erythematosus
speckle tracking echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.echorespract.com/content/4/2/9.full

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