Myocardial Perfusion Abnormalities in Young and Premenopausal Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Detected with 99MTC MIBI Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy - Prevalence and Correlation with Proatherogenic Factors
Journal
PRILOZI
Date Issued
2018-12-01
Author(s)
Pop-Gjorcheva, Daniela
Sandevski, Aleksandar
Krstik-Damjanovska, Ljubinka
Jovanovska-Perchinkova, Sasha
Guchev, Filip
DOI
10.2478/prilozi-2018-0045
Abstract
Atherosclerosis in young and premenopausal women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is frequent, premature and progressive. Although asymptomatic or with atypical clinical presentation, the patients are at high risk of cardiac events. Aim of this study is to estimate the risk profile for atherogenesis and the prevalence of myocardial perfusion abnormalities with 99mTc myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) in young and premenopausal women.
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