title: Pericardial involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus: current diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect almost any organ system. Cardiac involvement is common and has been acknowledged as a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with SLE. Pericarditis is the most common cardiovascular manifestation in SLE. In this review we present the current diagnosis and treatment of SLE-related pericardial involvement.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiovascular Diseases, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's Faculty Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. peter.kruzliak@savba.sk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kruzliak
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiovascular Diseases, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's Faculty Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Novak
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardio-thoracic and Transplant Surgery, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's Faculty Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piler
authors.affiliation: 5th Dept. of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kovacova
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000379:methods*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents