Abstract:Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with cardiac involvement and therapeutic efficacy of immunosuppression on cardiac enlargement. Methods The clinical data of 902 patients with SLE who were admitted into our hospital from January 2010 to January 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Results Among the 902 patients enrolled in the study, 45 males and 325 females were complicated with cardiac enlargement. The severity of myocardial disease in SLE was correlated with the severity. There were statistically significant differences in symptoms (palpitations, chest pain, and chest tightness), electrocardiogram (T wave changes, atrioventricular block, and PR interval extension), UCG (small and medium amount of pericardial effusion), anemia, renal lesions, complement, and high-density lipoprotein between two groups (P?0.05). Patients in cardiac enlargement group experienced increase in time gap from disease onset to immunosuppressive therapy, anemia, renal lesions, and EF while decrease in complement, high-density lipoprotein,disease course, and time LVEDD when compared with those in patients without cardiac enlargement (P?0.05). Conclusions Heart damage is more common in SLE patients. Early immune intervention is beneficial to protect the heart.