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Myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular diseaseand heart failure (CHF) are leading causes of death in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The underlying mechanisms for increased CHF in SLE are unclear but myocardial inflammation and lupus myocarditis (LM) may play a role. We propose that (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose...

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Autores principales: Perel-Winkler, Alexandra, Bokhari, Sabahat, Perez-Recio, Thania, Zartoshti, Afshin, Askanase, Anca, Geraldino-Pardilla, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094040
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/lupus-2018-000265