Characteristic cardiac lesion in SLE is:
Ans. B. Verrucous endocarditisThe characteristic cardiac lesions of SLE are verrucous valvular abnormalities known as Libman-Sacks endocarditis.They most often are located on the left-sided cardiac valves, particularly on the ventricular surface of the posterior mitral leaflet and are made up almost entirely of fibrin.However, Pericarditis is the most common cardiac manifestation of SLE.