Libman-Sacks endocarditis in the antiphospholipid syndrome: immunopathologic findings in deformed heart valves.

abstract：:The incidence and nature of headaches in 85 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients attending an outpatient clinic were studied and compared to those experienced by 61 nurses. The two groups were similar in age, sex and ethnicity. Test-retest assessment of reliability gave both groups 95% confidence limits of 0.09...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Whitelaw DA,Hugo F,Spangenberg JJ,Rickman R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although challenging, developing evidence-based approaches to an early and accurate diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus is a key approach to preventing disease and lupus-associated morbidity and mortality. Advances in our understanding of preclinical and incomplete lupus erythematosus have enabled the identifica...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Choi MY,Barber MR,Barber CE,Clarke AE,Fritzler MJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Creatine supplementation has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological therapeutic strategy to counteract muscle dysfunction and low lean mass in a variety of conditions, including in pediatric and rheumatic diseases. The objective of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of creatine supplemen...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Hayashi AP,Solis MY,Sapienza MT,Otaduy MC,de Sá Pinto AL,Silva CA,Sallum AM,Pereira RM,Gualano B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Identifying factors predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes involving systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a research priority. The aims of this study were to investigate (a) the maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnant lupus patients and the factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, and (b) the ef...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Janardana R,Haridas V,Priya V,Bhat V,Singh Y,Rao VK,Jois R,Srikantiah C,Pinto B,Shobha V

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sources were used to identify 325 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients within the city of Oslo during 1999-2009 who met ≥ 4 of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria. The survival, standard mortality rate (SMR), years of potential life loss before 60 years of age (YPLL60) and causes of dea...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lerang K,Gilboe IM,Steinar Thelle D,Gran JT

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcome of 45 female and 11 male patients with biopsy-proven lupus nephritis, followed at our hospital between February 1974 and February 1990. In the majority signs of nephritis were present at the time systemic lupus erythematosus was diagnosed (range: -42-156 months) and th...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Derksen RH,Hené RJ,Kater L

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to develop a model of the illness experience for youth with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)/mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). METHODS:We conducted 32 semi-structured interviews with 16 outpatient youth with SLE/MCTD, age 11 to 22 years, and their parents. We qualitatively defined key featur...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Knight A,Vickery M,Fiks AG,Barg FK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disease activity of patients suffering from lupus nephritis usually becomes quiescent after the onset of end stage renal failure. Reactivation of lupus activity, especially after a long period of dialysis, is uncommon. Factors that might trigger off lupus reactivation after dialysis have not been well defined. We ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lui SL,Lam MF,Tse KC,Lo WK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiphospholipid or Hughes syndrome is the association between antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), venous and arterial thromboses and pregnancy morbidity. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) commonly coexists with autoimmune diseases usually systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), when it is known as secondary APS. When pr...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Karim MY,Alba P,Tungekar MF,Abbs IC,Khamashta MA,Hughes GR,Hunt BJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anti-RNP autoantibodies occur either in mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) (with a frequently favorable prognosis), or in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cases with aggressive major organ disease. It is uncertain how to assess for the risk of severe disease in anti-RNP + patients. METHODS:Following...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Carpintero MF,Martinez L,Fernandez I,Romero AC,Mejia C,Zang YJ,Hoffman RW,Greidinger EL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to compare patients with familial versus sporadic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with respect to clinical, laboratory variables and outcome. The familial SLE group comprised 12 patients while the comparative group comprised 24 patients selected by systemic sampling from our pediatric r...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Al-Mayouf SM,Al Sonbul A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural and metabolic abnormalities in the hippocampus have been associated with the pathophysiological mechanism of central nervous system involvement in primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS). Nevertheless, how hippocampal function is altered in pSS remains unknown. The purpose of our study is to investigate the alterati...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zhang XD,Zhao LR,Zhou JM,Su YY,Ke J,Cheng Y,Li JL,Shen W

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2012, the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group published a new set of classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Studies applying these criteria to real-life scenarios have found either equal or greater sensitivity and equal or lower specificity to the 1997 ACR class...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ungprasert P,Sagar V,Crowson CS,Amin S,Makol A,Ernste FC,Osborn TG,Moder KG,Niewold TB,Maradit-Kremers H,Ramsey-Goldman R,Chowdhary VR

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective We aimed to evaluate the relationship between telomere length and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods PUBMED and EMBASE databases were searched; meta-analyses were performed comparing telomere length in SLE patients and healthy controls, and on SLE patients in subgroups based on ethnicity, sample typ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lee YH,Jung JH,Seo YH,Kim JH,Choi SJ,Ji JD,Song GG

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-phospholipid antibodies are common in patients in the Hopkins' Lupus Cohort: 47% have anti-cardiolipin, 32.5% anti-beta(2)-glycoprotein I and 26% lupus anticoagulant (by dRVVT confirmatory testing). Systemic lupus erythematosus patients with the lupus anticoagulant at baseline have a 50% chance of a deep venous t...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Petri M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart valve disease (HVD) is the most common cardiac manifestation in the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Valve lesions should be described according to the established definition. HVD is progressive despite anticoagulant/antiplatelet treatments. Around 4-6% of patients with HVD in APS will require valve replacement ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Amigo MC

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardio-pulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are well recognized in adults. We report the occurrence of clinically significant cardio-pulmonary disease in a cohort of predominantly Caucasian children with SLE. All children with SLE attending the Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust between 199...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Beresford MW,Cleary AG,Sills JA,Couriel J,Davidson JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether there are differences in the prevalence, clinical and laboratory manifestations, and morbidity and mortality of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) between Aborigines and Caucasians in Central Australia. The medical records of all patients diagnosed with SLE upto Dec...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Segasothy M,Phillips PA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can affect all heart structures including the conduction system, with either reversible or permanent derangement. However, only a few cases of adult SLE and complete atrioventricular (AV) block have been reported. We describe a young pregnant woman who initially presented with comple...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lo CH,Wei JCC,Tsai CF,Li LC,Huang SW,Su CH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare and rank currently available pharmacological interventions for the prevention of recurrent miscarriage (RM) in women with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS:A search was performed using PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, CNKI, ClinicalTrials....

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Yang Z,Shen X,Zhou C,Wang M,Liu Y,Zhou L

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe clinical effectiveness of belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in real-world practice in Argentina. METHODS:This retrospective, observational study analysed medical record data of patients with SLE treated with belimumab in 15 centres in Argentina. Primary endpoint: overall clinical r...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Babini A,Cappuccio AM,Caprarulo C,Casado G,Eimon A,Figueredo H,García MA,Magri S,Mannucci P,Perez Rodriguez S,Pons-Estel BA,Velozo EJ,Iglesias-Rodriguez M,Streger G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to clarify the activation of complement pathways in patients with lupus nephritis (LN), and to elucidate the association between these complement activation types and clinical outcomes. METHODS:We enrolled 115 patients with biopsy-proven LN from 2003 to 2016 from the lupus cohort...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Kim H,Kim T,Kim M,Lee HY,Kim Y,Kang MS,Kim J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective study of all systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pregnancies during a two-year period (2006-2007) to describe the clinical features, maternal and foetal outcomes in our centre. There were 17 pregnancies in 16 women with SLE. Our patients have a mean age of 28.31 years (SD 5.24) and a mean d...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Teh CL,Wong JS,Ngeh NK,Loh WL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The objective of this article is to examine the quality, content, and readability of information and resources in the English language and accessible on the internet by pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their families in North America. Methods Keywords relevant to SLE were genera...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cutler C,Peng T,Stinson J,Tucker L,Boneparth A,Klein Gitelman M,Moorthy LN

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of TNF alpha (TNFalpha) inhibitors has made a strong impact on the management of rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn disease. Side effects of these agents include the development of autoantibodies and a lupus-like syndrome (drug-related lupus, DRL). Here, a case of a patient wh...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Kocharla L,Mongey AB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective multicentric register was initiated by the European Forum of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (APL) in 2003 after approval by local ethic committees. This register allows the investigation of infants after written informed parental consent. It collects mothers' clinical pattern of antiphospholipid syndrome...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Boffa MC,Aurousseau MH,Lachassinne E,Dauphin H,Fain O,Le Toumelin P,Uzan M,Piette JC,Derenne S,Boinot C,Avcin T,Motta M,Faden D,Tincani A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In search of markers of disease activity in patients with SLE we have investigated blood lymphocyte subsets from a large cohort of patient. Seventy-one patients were studied using a well-defined panel of fluorescent monoclonal antibodies which recognize the major T, B and NK lymphocyte subsets and activated cells. Flo...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Erkeller-Yüsel F,Hulstaart F,Hannet I,Isenberg D,Lydyard P

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence and severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) differs between ethnic groups and geographical regions. Although initially reported as rare, there is growing evidence that SLE is prevalent and runs a severe course in Africa. There is a paucity of prospective studies on African SLE patients....

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Hodkinson B,Mapiye D,Jayne D,Kalla A,Tiffin N,Okpechi I

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been limited success defining environmental factors important to the development of connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Recent work has suggested that the perinatal environment may be important. To investigate this we measured antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a general popul...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Edwards CJ,Syddall H,Goswami R,Goswami P,Dennison EM,Cooper C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic agents currently in use to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are predominantly immunosuppressive agents with limited specificities. Multiple groups, including ours, have illustrated that inducing tolerance in SLE animal models ameliorates disease symptoms and increases survival. We examined if oral ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Skaggs BJ,Lourenço EV,Hahn BH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00