Clinical and laboratory evaluation of acute pericarditis associated with antinuclear antibodies positivity

CONCLUSION: This study suggests that acute pericarditis associated with ANA is more common in middle-aged females. SVF and lower oxidative stress tests were more common in patients with ANA-associated acute pericarditis. Acute pericarditis associated with ANA could be considered as a hypercoagulable state. Therefore, all newly diagnosed pericarditis patients (especially females) should be checked for ANA positivity. Awareness of this coexistence should be promptly addressed to establish management strategies.PMID:36718967 | DOI:10.2174/1570161121666230131122649

Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - January 31, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ali Do ğan Dursun Ersin Saricam Hakan Erdem Gulcin Turkmen Sariyildiz Esref Umut Ozyer Engin Bozkurt Erdogan Ilkay Ömer Faruk Cantekin Source Type: research