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Articles tagged with "myocardial inflammation"

Updates on Managing Lupus Complications

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SAN DIEGO—To manage patients with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), rheuma­tologists must be aware of potentially serious complications affecting many organ systems. On Nov. 7 at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, two experts offered insights on cardiovascular and hematological complications of lupus. Myocardial Disease in Lupus Lupus patients are at increased risk for heart-related complications, especially…

Myocardial Inflammation Elevated in Active RA, Eases with DMARD Therapy

Megan Brooks  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and no known heart disease may have subclinical myocardial inflammation, which improves with disease-modifying therapy, new research shows. “We know that patients with RA have higher risk of cardiovascular events, including heart failure and we really don’t know why. Maybe myocardial inflammation is one of the…