Fig. 2

Patient with SLE. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) of a 30-year old female presenting with no symptoms and normal ECG for her sixth cycle of cyclophosphamide. 3 months ago, the diagnosis SLE was settled. Cine images (a) revealed a preserved LV-EF (63 %), LGE images (b) demonstrated no enhancement. Native T1 map (c) showed an increased T1 with 999 ms (normal median range 962 (947–987) ms), decreased post-contrast T1 (d) with 489 ms (normal median range 526 (508–553) ms), and expanded ECV (e) of 27 % (normal median range 25 (24–27) %). T2 (f) was prolonged with 51 ms (normal median range 49 (48–51) ms)