Abstract:42-year-old woman, active smoker, with an history of arterial hypertension and SLE, treated with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine, was admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of severe chest pain. Electrocardiogram revealed normofrequent sinus rhythm with negative/diphasic T waves in Infero-lateral leads. Bedside Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) showed mild impairment of ventricular systolic function (EF 50%) in presence of hypokinesia of the anterior wall in mid- basal segment. Cardiac biomar… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.