Cardiac Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Correlates of Subclinical Echocardiographic Features
Table 2
Different echocardiographic features of SLE patients.
Echocardiographic features
n ()
Pericardial thickening
4 (6.8%)
Pericardial effusion
8 (13.6%)
Overall valve lesions
28 (47.5%)
(i) Mitral thickening
11 (18.6%)
(ii) Mitral stenosis
1 (1.7%)
(iii) Mitral regurgitation
20 (33.9%)
(iv) Aortic thickening
8 (13.6%)
(v) Aortic stenosis
nil
(vi) Aortic regurgitation
4 (6.8%)
(vii) Tricuspid thickening
1 (1.7%)
(viii) Tricuspid stenosis
nil
(ix) Tricuspid regurgitation
19 (32.2%)
(x) Pulmonary thickening
1 (1.7%)
(xi) Pulmonary stenosis
1 (1.7%)
(xii) Pulmonary regurgitation
3 (5.1%)
PAH
5 (8.5%)
LVEF <54%
2 (3.4%)
LV hypokinesia
1 (1.7%)
Fractional shortening (LVEDD-LVESD/LVEDD 100%)
(i) mild (20-25%)
1 (1.7%)
(ii) moderate (15-19%)
1 (1.7%)
(iii) severe (≤14%)
nil
Echo free #
26 (44.1%)
Pericardial thickening almost always presented in the patients with effusion but pericardial effusion presented solely without thickening in four cases. The valve lesions presented in patients in different combinations. PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LV, left ventricle; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic dimension. Echo free # denotes patients without any cardiac signs by echo.
