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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