title: Acute myocardial infarction in a young Papuan woman with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kevau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naraqi
mesh_terms: 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*