Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease with multisystemic and autoimmune characteristics. It is the most common systemic autoimmune disease, occurring mainly in women between 20 and 40 years old, with a female-to-male ratio of 10:1. Even though the kidneys are classically considered the main organ affected by SLE, cardiomyopathy is one of the complications more frequently associated with morbidity and mortality in SLE patients. Cardiovascular impairment can be highly variable in terms of the affected structures […]