myocardium, myocarditis is rare caused by vasculitis
myocardial infarction 9X increase
endocardium – Libman-Sacks 10% mitral and tricuspid valve
Cardiac complications in about 50% and major cause of death
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
occurs in nearly 10% of SLE patients and serves as a prominent contributor of the heart failure (HF) and poor prognosis 8, 29and is caused by vasculitis with with microvascular coronary dysfunction. SLE myocarditis is an immune complex-mediated process.
The LGE is characterized by patchy and small areas in the midwall and subepicardial myocardium in both the both acute and chronic phases4
Varied valve involvement, including valve thickening (fibrosis or calcification), leaflet perforation, stenosis, valve regurgitation and valve mass (Libman-Sacks vegetations) can be found in all valves in the heart 47. However, the mitral valve is most vulnerable.
also vascular distribution because of vasculitis (subepicardial
References and Links
GoykhmanP, et al Subendocardial Ischemia and Myocarditis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Detected by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging The Journal of Rheumatology February 2012, 39 (2) 448-450;