Key result
Endomyocardial biopsy in 11 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus most commonly revealed nonspecific interstitial fibrosis (10 patients) and myocyte hypertrophy (9 patients).
Why the study?
Endomyocardial biopsy is rarely performed in systemic lupus erythematosus, with most histopathology reports consisting of postmortem data rather than contemporary clinical findings.
Observational (n=11)
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Contemporary EMBs in SLE yield antemortem histopathology; extends postmortem data but remains hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Gartshteyn et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Systemic lupus erythematosus (n=11). Endomyocardial biopsy was evaluated on Histopathologic findings. Endomyocardial biopsy in 11 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus most commonly revealed nonspecific interstitial fibrosis (10 patients) and myocyte hypertrophy (9 patients).
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