Abstract Number: 602 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual and Reproductive Health Counseling Among Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is known to target young adults, especially women of child-bearing age. Although it is well-accepted…Abstract Number: 2263 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Prior Pregnancy Morbidity and Cardiovascular Events in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Adverse pregnancy outcomes have been associated with increased cardiovascular disease in healthy women. We hypothesized that women with SLE and a history of adverse…Abstract Number: 1648 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lupus Anticoagulant At First Pregnancy Visit Is Predictive of Pregnancy Loss
Background/Purpose: Multiple factors, including proteinuria, antiphospholipid syndrome, thrombocytopenia and hypertension, are predictive of pregnancy loss in SLE. In the PROMISSE study of mediators of pregnancy…Abstract Number: 1650 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abnormal Serologies in the Absence of Clinical Activity Do Not Predict New or Recurrent Lupus Nephritis During Pregnancy
Background/Purpose: Renal disease is a critical concern of physicians counseling lupus patients regarding pregnancy. In patients without a history of kidney disease, does pregnancy increase…Abstract Number: 649 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Male-to-Female Ratio in Children Born to Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Recent experimental evidence suggests that anti-DNA antibodies, cross-reacting with brainstem neuronal receptors, induce apoptosis and cause a marked preferential loss of female foetuses in…