Cardiac manifestations in cases with systemic lupus erythematosus: A prospective study

Abstract

Cardiovascular complications are common cause of mortality on cases with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Both idiopathic and drug induced lupus have cardiac manifestations. The present study was designed to evaluate cardiovascular manifestations in cases with systemic lupus erythematosus. A total of 64 clinically and serologically diagnosed cases of systemic lupus erythematosus above 21 years of age were recruited. Clinical and serological examination was performed to assess the study participants. All the cases were subjected to ECG and chest X-ray and later were subjected to echocardiography to assess all the cardiac features. Majority cases were in between 21-30 years (32.1%) followed by 31-40 years (28.1%). 54.68% cases had disease >5 years and 45.31% cases had disease