An Echocardiographic Study of Valvular Heart Disease Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Abstract
Valvular heart disease is the most important cardiac manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. We performed a study to determine the relation of valvular disease to other clinical features of lupus, whether or not the valve disease progresses, and the associated morbidity and mortality.