Journal article
Severe brady-arrhythmias in systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence, etiology and associated factors
Abstract
Background Severe brady-arrhythmias, requiring a permanent pacemaker (PPM), have been sparsely reported in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of such arrhythmias in a defined lupus cohort. Patients and methods The database of the Toronto Lupus Clinic ( n = 1366) was searched for patients who received a PPM. Demographic, clinical, immunological and therapeutic variables along with …
Authors
Tselios K; Gladman DD; Harvey P; Su J; Urowitz MB
Journal
Lupus, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 1415–1423
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
August 2018
DOI
10.1177/0961203318770526
ISSN
0961-2033