TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY EVALUATION AND MRI OF THE AORTA IN LUPUS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是 中心，不一定是研究者的机构。 本初步研究将使用磁共振成像（MRI）作为一种非侵入性成像技术来评估主动脉粥样硬化疾病的程度，并将结果与经食管超声心动图（TEE）评估进行比较。 这将测试使用MRI技术来研究患有系统性红斑狼疮（SLE）并且受到加速和过早心血管疾病影响的患者的动脉粥样硬化疾病的可行性和有效性。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. This pilot study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a non-invasisve imaging technique to evaluate the extent of atherosclerosis disease in the aorta, and compare the results with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) evaluation. This will test the fesability and validity for using the MRI technique to study atherosclerotic disease in patients who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and are affected by accelerated and premature cardiovascular disease.