Speckle tracking echocardiography in acute lupus myocarditis: comparison to conventional echocardiography

[摘要] AimsLupus myocarditis occurs in 5–10% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). No single feature is diagnostic of lupus myocarditis. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) can detect subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in SLE patients, w

[学科分类] 内科医学

[关键词] myocarditis;systemic lupus erythematosus;speckle tracking echocardiography