Autoimmune disease and the heart
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor in Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
The cardiovascular manifestations of underlying autoimmune diseases may go unrecognized and this may contribute to excess morbidity and mortality in these patients. [1] Below is a list of autoimmune diseases which may have cardiovascular manifestations.
List of Autoimmune Diseases Associated with Heart Disease in Some Studies
List of Autoimmune Diseases Associated with Heart Disease in Some Studies
Diseases listed below in alphabetical order: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
The Heart in Ankylosing Spondylitis
The Heart in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
The Heart in Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
The Heart in Grave’s Disease (Overactive Thyroid)
The Heart in Guillain Barre Syndrome
The Heart in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (Underactive Thyroid)
The Heart in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
The Heart in Köhlmeier-Degos Disease
The Heart in Mixed Connective Tissue Disorders
The Heart in Polyarteritis Nodosa
The Heart in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
The Heart in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
The Heart in Reiter’s Syndrome
The Heart in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The Heart in Sjögren’s Syndrome
The Heart in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
The Heart in Takayasu Arteritis
The Heart in Temporal Arteritis / Giant Cell Arteritis
The Heart in Ulcerative colitis
References
References
- ↑ Matucci – Cerinic M, Seferovic PM. Heart involvement in autoimmune rheumatic diseases: the ‘‘phantom of the opera’’. Rheumatology 2006; 45:iv1–iv3
- ↑ ACP Medicine, 2007, Dale D C, Federman D D
- ↑ Braunwald’s Heart Disease 8th Ed, 2007, Libby P
- ↑ Mayo Clinic Cardiology, Concise Textbook, 3rd edition, 2007
- ↑ Hurst’s The Heart, Fuster V, 12th edition 2008
- ↑ NMS Medicine, 6th Edition, 2008
- ↑ Oxford Textbook of Medicine 4th edition (March 2003)
- ↑ Harris: Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology, 7th ed. 2005
- ↑ Robbins and Cotran PATHOLOGIC BASIS OF DISEASE, 7th Edition, 2005
- ↑ Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, The, 32nd Edition, 2007
- ↑ Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 23rd Edition, 2007
- ↑ Harrison’s Principals of Internal Medicine, 16th Edition, 2005
- ↑ Myocarditis, From Bench to Bedside, Cooper L T, 2003
- ↑ Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, From Bench to Bedside, Marty B. 2005
- ↑ Asherson R A. Pediatrics in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, First edition, 2008
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