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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8705
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective echocardiographic study was carried out on 132 consecutive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) derived from three European university medical centres. The prevalence of valvular lesions in patients with SLE was 22.7% compared with 2.9% in a control group of 68 healthy volunteers. 50 SLE patients had antibodies against phospholipids. The prevalence of valve vegetations (8/50 [16%]) and of mitral regurgitation (19/50 [38%]) was significantly higher among the SLE patients with antiphospholipids than among those without (1 and 10/82 [1.2% and 12%], respectively). During follow-up of the patients with valvular lesions, haemodynamically significant clinical valve disease developed in 6 but surgery was required in only 1; 9 had cerebrovascular occlusions; and 7 died, although no death was due directly to the cardiac involvement. Thus, valvular heart disease, particularly affecting the mitral valve, is common in patients with SLE, and the presence of antibodies against phospholipids is associated with a higher prevalence of valvular abnormalities in these patients.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
335
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
1541-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Autoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Blood Coagulation Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Cardiolipins, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Echocardiography, Doppler, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Evaluation Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Heart Valve Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Immunoglobulin M, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Mitral Valve Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Phospholipids, pubmed-meshheading:1972484-Prospective Studies
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of antibodies against phospholipids with heart valve disease in systemic lupus erythematosus.
pubmed:affiliation
Lupus Arthritis Research Unit, Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't