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

Ali Doğan DursunErsin SaricamHakan ErdemGulcin Turkmen SariyildizEsref Umut OzyerEngin BozkurtErdogan IlkayÖmer Faruk Cantekin
Published in: Current vascular pharmacology (2023)
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.
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