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Cardiovascular manifestations of systemic autoimmune diseases
1Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Clinics in Chest Medicine
|January 26, 1999
Abstract:
The systemic autoimmune diseases are a protean group of illnesses that primarily affect the joints, muscles, and connective tissue. All aspects of the cardiovascular system can be involved with clinical consequences ranging from asymptomatic abnormalities to serious life-threatening conditions. This article discusses the cardiovascular manifestations of the systemic autoimmune diseases with particular focus on clinical pathophysiology and management.