The Heart in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

The Heart in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Second Edition, provides an overview on our current understanding of major complications relating to the heart and autoimmune diseases. It includes the latest information on the new pathogenetic mechanisms involved, along with clinical manifestations of these important comortbidities. Mortality in autoimmune diseases, in particular, rheumatoid arthritis and SLE, has increased when compared with the general population. This excess mortality is largely due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)-particularly those of atherosclerotic origin, such as ischemic heart disease-and is gaining recognition in all branches of medicine, from cardiology, to internal medicine, and from rheumatologists to orthopedics. Presents an impressive body of well ordered information on the topic of cardiovascular diseases and their relationship to autoimmune illnessHighlights key referencesSummarizes the experience of a selected panel of distinguished physician-scientists who are actively involved in the field of cardiovascular disease and systemic autoimmunity INDICE: 1. Immunity 1b. Organ-specific autoimmunity involvement in cardiovascular disease 1c. Non-organ specific autoimmunity involvement in cardiovascular disease 1d Pathogenesis of anti-SSA/Ro-SSB/La associated congenital heart block 2. Immune Mechanisms involved in atherosclerosis 2a. Innate Immunity, inflammation and atherogenesis 2b. Atherosclerosis and autoimmunity 2c. Statins and Autoimmunity 3. Cardiac Involvement in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases 3a. Cardiac Imaging techniques in systemic autoimmune diseases 3b. Cardiac involvement in rheumatoid arthritis 3c. Cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus 3d. Neonatal lupus syndromes: Clinical Features 3e. Cardiac involvement in scleroderma 3f. Cardiac involvement in the autoimmune myositis and overlap syndromes 3g. Cardiac Involvement in the antiphospholipid syndrome 3h. Cardiac involvement in systemic vasculitis

• ISBN: 978-0-12-803997-7
• Editorial: Elsevier Science
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 460
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés