Autoimmune congenital heart block (CHB) is an immune-mediated acquired disease that is
associated with the placental transference of maternal antibodies specific for Ro and La …

Pericarditis is the most common cardiac abnormality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
patients, but lesions of the valves, myocardium and coronary vessels may all occur. In the …

Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease with variable
presentations, course and prognosis. We sought to develop evidence-based …

Background To enhance patient-tailored preconception risk assessment for women with
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), knowledge on risk factors associated with adverse …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an auto-immune disease, primarily affecting young
females. Pregnancy in a woman with SLE remains a high-risk situation with higher maternal …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes of a 10-year cohort of
pregnancies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and to evaluate clinical and …

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic progressive autoimmune disease characterized by a
complex pathogenesis requiring a predisposing genetic background and involving immune …

Anti-Ro/SSA antibodies are associated with neonatal lupus (congenital heart block (CHB),
neonatal transient skin rash, hematological and hepatic abnormalities), but do not negatively …

There are multiple epidemiological studies that document the potential adverse affects of
autoimmunity on nearly every aspect of reproduction, even in the absence of clinically …

Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the triad of sicca
symptoms, fatigue and pain. This diagnosis is usually made in women at the average age of …