Heart problems commonly associated with lupus include: pericarditis or pericardial effusion, valve abnormalities, myocarditis, rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), and accelerated atherosclerosis.

Increased pericardial adipose tissue (PEAT) is associated with a series of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and metabolic syndromes. Quantitative analysis of PEAT by means of image segmentation is of ...