PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS HAVE A HIGH PREVALENCE OF CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN THE ABSENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a female-predominant, systemic autoimmune disease; cardiovascular (CV) disease is accelerated with high incidence of CVD events. CV complications are thought to be mediated by systemic inflammation. We hypothesized that SLE is associated with coronary