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SARS-CoV-2 infection and SLE: endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and thrombosis
We present systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as a model rheumatic disease with endothelial dysfunction and discuss its mechanisms, factors that influence the early onset and rapid progression of atherosclerosis, and the increased risk of thromboembolic events. We focus on established methods to improve endothelium function, including statins, antiplatelet, and antithrombotic therapy. Hypercoagulable and hypofibrinolitic states and a hyperinflammatory response characterize severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Several pathogenic mechanisms are typical for an acute phase of Covid-19 post-Co...
Source: Atherosclerosis - January 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wojciech P łazak Leszek Drabik Source Type: research

Combined brain/heart magnetic resonance imaging in antiphospholipid syndrome-two sides of the same coin
AbstractAntiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by arterial, venous, and/or small vessel thrombosis, pregnancy morbidity, and persistently elevated levels of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in APS can present as heart valvular disease (HVD), macro-micro-coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial dysfunction, cardiac thrombi, or pulmonary hypertension. Brain disease presents as stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) and less frequently as cerebral venous thrombosis, seizures, cognitive dysfunction, multiple sclerosis (MS) −like syndrome, or chorea. Infarcts...
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - June 10, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Treatment of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical challenges and future perspectives
Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2021 Mar 8. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1899810. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: : Neuropsychiatric (NP) involvement represents an emerging frontier in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), posing significant challenges due to its clinical diversity and obscure pathophysiology. The authors herein discuss selected aspects in the management of NPSLE based on existing literature and our experience, aiming to facilitate routine medical care.AREAS COVERED: : Research related to diagnosis, neuroimaging, treatment and outcome is discussed, focusing on data published in PubMed during the last 5 ye...
Source: Expert Review of Clinical Immunology - March 8, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Dionysis Nikolopoulos Antonis Fanouriakis George Bertsias Source Type: research

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Scintigraphic Demonstration With Correlated Cross-Sectional Imaging
We present the case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome occurring in a 44-year-old woman with a recent history of coronary artery bypass surgery. Postoperatively, she was urgently readmitted for a left middle cerebral artery stroke, and during workup she was found with a left ventricular thrombus on echocardiogram. Subsequently, the patient was diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome. Multimodality imaging, including bone and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, CT, and MR, during her hospitalization, depicted all the characteristic features constituting the catastrophic form of antiphospholipid syndrome, also known as Asherson syndrome.
Source: Clinical Nuclear Medicine - December 11, 2015 Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Interesting Images Source Type: research