Autoimmune disease and the heart



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Overview
The cardiovascular manifestations of underlying autoimmune diseases may go unrecognized and this may contribute to excess morbidity and mortality in these patients. Below is a list of autoimmune diseases which may have cardiovascular manifestations.

List of Autoimmune Diseases Associated with Heart Disease in Some Studies
Diseases listed below in alphabetical order:

The Heart in Ankylosing Spondylitis

The Heart in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

The Heart in Behçet's disease

The Heart in Celiac Disease

The Heart in Chagas' disease

The Heart in Crohn's Disease

The Heart in Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinemia

The Heart in Grave's Disease (Overactive Thyroid)

The Heart in Guillain Barre Syndrome

The Heart in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (Underactive Thyroid)

The Heart in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Heart in Kawasaki Disease

The Heart in Köhlmeier-Degos Disease

The Heart in Mixed Connective Tissue Disorders

The Heart in Polyarteritis Nodosa

The Heart in Polychondritis

The Heart in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

The Heart in Progressive Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)

The Heart in Psoriasis

The Heart in Reiter's Syndrome

The Heart in Rheumatic Fever

The Heart in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Heart in Sarcoidosis

The Heart in Sjögren’s Syndrome

The Heart in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

The Heart in Takayasu Arteritis

The Heart in Temporal Arteritis / Giant Cell Arteritis

The Heart in Ulcerative colitis

The Heart in Wegener's Granulomatosis

The Heart in Wilson's Disease