Abstract:BACKGROUNDThe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs being, between the systemic diseases, the one with the greatest cardiovascular impact. The cardiac involvement can involve the valves, pericardium, myocardium and predisposition to coronary artery disease. The orovalvar alterations are caused by the deposition of immunoglobulins and the complement occurs at the end of the clinical curse of the disease and the absent of active states. The objective of this stu… Show more
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