The Sphinx’s riddle: cardiovascular involvement in autoimmune rheumatic disease

Table 1 Clinical scenarios of CVD in ARD

Clinical scenarios	Coronary artery disease	Micro-vascular disease	Myocarditis/Pericarditis/Vasculitis	PAH	HF	Valve disease
Typical chest pain	++++	++	+++	+	+	+
Atypical chest pain	++	+++++	+++	++	++	+
Shortness of breath	++	+++	++++	++++++	++++	++++
Syncope	+	++	++	++++	+++	++++
Arrhythmia	++	++	+++	++	++++	++++

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