Abstract:
:The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of morphologic and functional cardiac abnormalities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to correlate the findings with levels of anti-Ro/SS-A, anti-La/SS-B, and anti-cardiolipin antibody (aCL). Sixty-two patients with SLE were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent complete history taking, clinical assessment, and standard two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. Anti-Ro/SS-A, anti-La/SS-B, and aCL levels were measured using a standardized ELISA test. The patients were subdivided into two subgroups based on the presence or absence of valvular involvement. The two subgroups were then compared. Valvular involvement was present in 19 patients (30.6%), pericardial effusion in 12 patients (19.4%), impaired left ventricular relaxation abnormalities in 2 patients (3.2%), and pulmonary hypertension in 3 patients (4.8%). More patients in the valvular involvement group had positive anti-Ro/SS-A antibodies than in the valvular noninvolvement group (7/19 vs. 4/43). The difference was significant, with P < 0.01. Serum levels of anti-Ro/SS-A levels were significantly higher in the valvular involvement group (33.7 +/- 36.0 vs. 13.7 +/- 25.1; P < 0.01), as were the serum anti-La/SS-B levels (21.9 +/- 23.5 vs. 10.7 +/- 17.8; P < 0.05). The results suggest a causative correlation between anti-Ro/SS-A and anti-La/SS-B antibodies and the pathogenesis of the valvular lesions in SLE patients.
journal_name
Mod Rheumatoljournal_title
Modern rheumatologyauthors
Shahin AA,Shahin HA,Hamid MA,Amin MAdoi
10.1007/s10165-004-0277-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-01-01 00:00:00pages
117-22issue
2eissn
1439-7595issn
1439-7609journal_volume
14pub_type
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14397595.2014.924193
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10165-012-0674-1
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10165-005-0430-x
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14397595.2017.1333670
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/s101650050003
更新日期:2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10165-008-0100-x
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14397595.2014.988197
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/14397595.2017.1301015
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14397595.2013.844388
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/s101650070035
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1080/14397595.2018.1558934
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/s101650070020
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10165-012-0735-5
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14397595.2014.959243
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14397595.2014.970740
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.3109/14397595.2016.1160968
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/14397595.2015.1059982
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-09-07 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-06-16 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10165-005-0437-3
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Modern rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/s10165-004-0340-3
更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00