Description
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 illness- Highlights key references- Summarizes the experience of a selected panel of distinguished physician-scientists who are actively involved in the field of cardiovascular disease and systemic autoimmunity
Table of Contents
1. Cellular Immunity: A Role for Cytokines2. Organ-Specific Autoimmunity Involvement in Cardiovascular Disease3. Neonatal Lupus Syndromes: Pathogenesis and Clinical Features4. Subclinical Cardiovascular Damage in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases5. Atherosclerosis and Autoimmunity6. Inflammasomes and Inflammatory Cytokines in Early Atherosclerosis7. Treatment of Lipid Metabolism Disturbances in Autoimmune Diseases8. Cardiac Imaging Techniques in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases9. New Cardiac Imaging Tools and Invasive Techniques in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (Part II)10. Cardiac Diseases in Rheumatoid Arthritis11. Cardiac Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus12. Cardiac Involvement in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome13. Cardiac Involvement in Scleroderma14. Cardiac Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis15. Cardiovascular Involvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis16. Cardiovascular Involvement in Psoriatic Arthritis17. Cardiovascular Involvement in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome18. Gout and Heart Disease: A Two-Way Street?19. Heart Involvement in Osteoarthritis20. Cardiac Effects of Antirheumatic Drugs
