Systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic autoimmune connective tissue disorders behind recurrent diastolic heart failure.

Luis Miguel Blasco Mata, Olga Acha Salazar, Carmen Rosa González-Fernández, Francisco Novo Robledo, Enrique Pérez-Llantada Amunárriz

Clinical & developmental immunology 2012

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Diastolic heart failure (DHF) remains unexplained in some patients with recurrent admissions after full investigation. A study was directed for screening SLE and systemic autoimmune connective tissue disorders in recurrent unexplained DHF patients admitted at a short-stay and intermediate care unit. It was found that systemic autoimmune conditions explained 11% from all of cases. Therapy also prevented new readmissions. Autoimmunity should be investigated in DHF.

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Luis Miguel Blasco Mata, Olga Acha Salazar, Carmen Rosa González-Fernández, Francisco Novo Robledo, Enrique Pérez-Llantada Amunárriz. Systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic autoimmune connective tissue disorders behind recurrent diastolic heart failure. Clinical & developmental immunology. 2012;2012:831434