Pathology of the Cardiac Conduction System in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: THOMAS N. JAMES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 September 1965Pathology of the Cardiac Conduction System in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusTHOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.A.C.P., CLARENCE E. RUPE, M.D., F.A.C.P., RAYMOND W. MONTO, M.D., F.A.C.P.THOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.A.C.P., CLARENCE E. RUPE, M.D., F.A.C.P., RAYMOND W. MONTO, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-3-402 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCardiac involvement by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is sometimes manifested by arrhythmias or conduction disturbances. How often the heart is found to be involved depends on how carefully such involvement is sought, but it has recently been suggested that cardiac lesions will develop at some time in nearly all patients with this disease, when life is prolonged by modern antibiotic and steroid therapy (1). Although the documented incidence of arrhythmias or conduction disturbances in SLE is seldom reported to be more than 10% (1-5), one can reasonably suspect that the undocumented paroxysmal disturbances in cardiac electrical mechanisms are considerably more...References1. BRIGDENBYWATERSLESSOFROSS WEGMHIP: The heart in systemic lupus erythematosus. Brit. Heart J. 22: 1, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HARVEYSHULMANTUMULTYCONLEYSHOENRICH AMLPCEH: Systemic lupus erythematosus: review of literature and clinical analysis of 138 cases. Medicine 33: 291, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. DUBOISTUFFANELLI ELDL: Clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. JAMA 190: 112, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KONGKELLUMHASERICK TQREJR: Clinical diagnosis of cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. A correlation of clinical and autopsy findings in thirty patients. Circulation 26: 7, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. 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Part IThe coronary circulation and conduction system in acute myocardial infarctionAppearance of Hodgkin's disease in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosusPathology of small coronary arteriesRepetitive tachycardiaPathology of the Cardiac Conduction System in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraTHOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.A.C.P., RAYMOND W. MONTO, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 September 1965Volume 63, Issue 3Page: 402-410KeywordsArrhythmiaFibrosisHeartHeart diseasesHospital medicineInflammationLesionsLupus erythematosusMedical servicesSteroid therapy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1965 PDF downloadLoading ...