Article
Possible association between anti-Ro antibodies and myocarditis or cardiac conduction defects in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 1990
Logar D, Kveder T, Rozman B, Dobovisek J
Abstract excerpt
In view of the association of congenital heart block with maternal antibody to cellular antigen Ro (SSA), and one report linking anti-Ro with myocarditis in a patient with myositis an association between anti-Ro antibodies and cardiac disease was sought in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Among 67 patients with SLE, of whom 36 were anti-Ro positive, a significantly higher prevalence of myocarditis...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Female
- HLA Antigens
- Heart Block
- Humans
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocarditis