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Table 3 Cardiac manifestations in the PULSE cohort

From: Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients in South Africa have high prevalence and severity of cardiac and vascular manifestations

 

PULSE cohort cardiac subgroup (n = 29)

Total PULSE cohort (n = 93)

Chang et al. (n = 297)

Any cardiac manifestation % (n)

100.0 (29)

31.2 (29)

17.8 (53)

Echocardiographicanalysis available % (n)

79.3 (23)

24.5 (23)

NR

Pericardial effusion % (n)

82.8 (24)

25.8 (24)

10.4 (31)

Pericardiocentesis % (n)

27.6 (8)

8.6 (8)

1.5 (4)

Cardiac failure % (n)

27.6 (8)

8.6 (8)

NR

Cardiomyopathy % (n)

17.2 (5)

5.4 (5)

NR

Endocarditis % (n)

0

0

1.0 (3)

  1. PULSE Pediatric Update on Lupus in South Africa, NR Not Recorded