Objective Previous studies have revealed functional changes within the cerebral hemispheres of patients with SLE; however the ...

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate cardiac function using Myocardial Performance Index (MPI) in autoimmune connective tissue disease (ACTD) patients without cardiovascular abnormalities. Methods ...

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by a loss of immune tolerance, affecting ...

Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown aetiology that can affect almost any organ in the body. Although there are no specific guidelines for the use ...

Objectives Nearly 20% of pregnancies in patients with SLE result in an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO). We previously developed an APO prediction model using logistic regression and data from ...

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex systemic autoimmune disorder with no reliable serum biomarkers currently available other than autoantibodies. Methods In the present study, ...

4 Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Background/objective Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk for adverse ...

Objectives The significance of antibodies directed against activated factor X (FXa) and thrombin (Thr) in patients with SLE and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is unknown. FXa and Thr are ...

Objective Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) has for long been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this study, we investigated the levels of latent and lytic antigen EBV-specific T-cells and ...