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. 2008 Apr-Jun;33(2):173-6.

Anti-RO anti-LA anti-RNP antibodies and eletrocardiogram's PR interval in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Militino Costa  1 , Marilia Barreto Gameiro Silva, José Antonio Silva, Thelma L Skare
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  • PMID: 18604183
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Anti-RO anti-LA anti-RNP antibodies and eletrocardiogram's PR interval in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Militino Costa et al. Acta Reumatol Port. 2008 Apr-Jun.
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Abstract

Background: Children born from mothers with anti-Ro La or RNP autoantibodies may develop neonatal lupus. One of the manifestations of neonatal lupus is congenital atrio ventricular block.

Objective: To study EKG PR interval in adult systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with anti-Ro anti-La and anti-RNP autoantibodies.

Methods: PR intervals and the presence of anti-Ro La and RNP antibodies were studied in 61 SLE patients and compared with 61 controls.

Results: 36.6% of SLE patients were anti-Ro positive 20% were anti-La and 22.9% were anti-RNP positive. All studied PR intervals were within normal limits (upper limit of 0.2 sec). We did not find any association between PR interval length and the presence of anti-Ro (p=0.54) anti-La (p=0.45) or anti-RNP autoantibodies (p=0.36).

Conclusion: The presence of anti-Ro La and RNP autoantibodies does not influence PR interval in adult SLE patients.

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