Acute myocardial infarction in a young Papuan woman with systemic lupus erythematosus.
A 26-year-old Papuan woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) died following an acute myocardial infarction. Coronary arteritis was the likely pathogenesis of her cardiac damage. Some genetic and environmental factors relevant to Papua New Guinea are discussed.
Currie
B
B
Kevau
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I
Naraqi
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S
D000328:Adult; D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*