Cardiovascular complications of autoimmune rheumatic diseases
The early recognition of cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (ARD) is vital, according to experts at the recent SA heart congress
Learning objectives:
You will learn:
- The pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of the predominant cardiovascular complications in patients with an autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD)
- Novel cardiovascular risk factors associated with ARDs
- The cardiometabolic aspects of South African patients with psoriasis
- Echocardiographic parameters for the diagnosis and assessment of cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with an ARD
- The value of cardiovascular magnetic imaging in ARDs.
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