1. Cardiac Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Kevin G. Moder, M.D., Todd D. Miller, M.D., Henry D. Tazelaar, M.D. 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 74, Issue 3, Pages (March 1999)
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2. Fig. 1
Pericardial effusion in patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. A, Transthoracic echocardiogram (four-chamber view), showing moderate-sized pericardial effusion (PE). B, Three weeks after initiation of corticosteroid treatment, effusion has resolved. LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle.
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3. Fig. 2
Noninfective thrombotic endocarditis involving mitral valve in systemic lupus erythematosus. Note nodular vegetations along line of closure and extending onto chordae tendineae.
(Photograph courtesy of Dr. William D. Edwards, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic Rochester.)
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4. Fig. 3
Coronary angiograms in patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. A, Aneurysmal dilatation of right coronary artery in left anterior oblique projection. Arrowheads outline peripherally calcified filling defect consistent with thrombosis. B, Aneurysmal dilatation of left anterior descending coronary artery in right anterior oblique projection.
(From Nobrega and associates.79 By permission.)
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