HEART FAILURE IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: RISK FACTORS AND DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES

• Main Authors: T. A. Panafidina, T. V. Popkova
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2018-07-01
• Series: Научно-практическая ревматология
• Subjects: systemic lupus erythematosus; heart failure; risk factors; nt-probnp; echocardiography
• Online Access: https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/2575

With increased survival in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiovascular diseases have become the main causes of death. Heart failure (HF) is the final stage of the cardiovascular continuum; decompensation of this condition commonly results in death. Studies of HF, its frequency, risk factors, and diagnostic features in patients with SLE are extremely few. The paper details data on the definition, frequency, current classification, and the algorithm for the diagnosis of HF and comparatively analyzes the risk factors of the latter in the general population and among patients with SLE. HF diagnostic problems in this patient category and possible ways of their resolution are discussed.