Clinical Study
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders behind Recurrent Diastolic Heart Failure
Table 1
Cases characteristics (
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| Age | 74 years (65 y–80 y) | Gender | 100% female (5) | Ethnicity | White South European | Allergies or urticaria | 80% (4) | Polyarticular rheumatism | 100% (5) | Thyroid problems | 60% (3) | Miscarriages and obstetric morbidity | 20% (1) | Raynaud | 40% (2) | Livedo reticularis | 60% (3) | Leucopenia | 40% (2) | Previous positive autoantibody tests | 80% (4) | Antithyroid autoantibodies positive | 40% (2) | Autoimmune condition previously diagnosed | 0% (0) | Secondary Hypertension | 80% (4) | Rheumatic mitral lesion | 40% (2) | Atrial fibrillation | 100% (5) | Pulmonary thromboembolism | 20% (1) | Autoantibodies positive | 100% (5) | ANAs positive >1/340 | 80% (4) | aCL positive | 40% (2) | SLE | 40% (2) | APS | 20% (1) | UCTD | 60% (3) |
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