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Table 1 Distribution of cardiac events based on complementary exams and symptoms

From: Long-term cardiac changes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Test

Altered with worsening

Altered without worsening

Unaltered with worsening

Unaltered without worsening

Total reevaluated

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

XR

1

3.8

7

26.9

5

19.2

13

50.0

26

ECG

2

8.3

3

12.5

8

33.3

11

45.8

24

ECHO

4

15.4

1

3.8

8

30.8

13

50.0

26

Stress

-

-

1

10.0

3

30.0

6

60.0

10

  1. XR: X-ray; ECG: Electrocardiogram, ECHO: Echocardiogram.