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Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology 2/2011

01.02.2011 | Review Article

Association of antiphospholipid antibodies with valvulopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review

verfasst von: Priscila Mattos, Mittermayer B. Santiago

Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology | Ausgabe 2/2011

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Abstract

Over the last few years, several studies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have demonstrated an association between valvulopathy, including Libman–Sacks endocarditis (LS) and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), suggesting a role of these antibodies in the pathogenesis of the lesions. On the other hand, other studies found no such association. The aim of the present study is to analyze, by means of a systematic review, the existent evidences about the association between aPL and valvular lesions, including LS endocarditis, in patients with SLE. The information was obtained through searches for articles in the MEDLINE (1966 to 2010), SciELO, and LILACS databases, using the following key words: “Libman–Sacks endocarditis”, “antiphospholipid and Libman–Sacks”, “antiphospholipid and valvular heart disease”, “antiphospholipid and verrucous endocarditis”, “antiphospholipid and heart”, “antiphospholipid and valvular vegetations”, “anticardiolipin antibodies” and the corresponding translations in Portuguese. Twenty articles were found, which evaluated the association between the presence of aPL and valvulopathy. Thirteen of these studies evaluated the association of aPL with the LS lesion. Of the 20 articles, 15 demonstrated a positive association between aPL and valvular lesions, whereas 5 articles demonstrated that there was no association. Evidence of an association between the presence of aPL and valvular lesion was demonstrated in the majority of studies. Nevertheless, the possible role of these antibodies in the etiopathogenesis of the lesion has not yet been proved.
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Metadaten
Titel
Association of antiphospholipid antibodies with valvulopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review
verfasst von
Priscila Mattos
Mittermayer B. Santiago
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2011
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Clinical Rheumatology / Ausgabe 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-010-1662-5

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