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ArticleLupus science & medicine2022

Impact of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid on pregnancy outcome in systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a multicentre study.

Chiara Tani, Dina Zucchi, Isabell Haase, Maria Gerosa, Maddalena Larosa, Lorenzo Cavagna, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Francesca Crisafulli, Johanna Mucke, Francesca A L Strigini and 16 more

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Article in Lupus science & medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Impact of aspirin use on pregnancy outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Chiara Tani *Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Dina Zucchi *Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2161-2562
Isabell HaasePoliclinic and Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Maria GerosaDivision of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Research Centre for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Maddalena LarosaRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Lorenzo CavagnaRheumatology Unit, University and IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Alessandra BortoluzziSection of Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Francesca CrisafulliUnit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Johanna MuckePoliclinic and Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8915-7837
Francesca A L StriginiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Laura BagliettoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Marco ForniliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Francesca MonacciDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Elena ElefanteRheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Roberta ErraObstetrics Unit, Department of Woman Child and Newborn, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Elisa BellisRheumatology Unit, University and IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Melissa PadovanSection of Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Laura AndreoliUnit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9107-3218
Lavinia Agra ColettoDivision of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Research Centre for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Giovanni ZanframundoRheumatology Unit, University and IRCCS Policlinico S Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Marcello GovoniSection of Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara and Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Luca IaccarinoRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Angela TincaniUnit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Andrea DoriaRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0548-4983
Rebecca Fischer-BetzPoliclinic and Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Marta MoscaRheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy marta.mosca@med.unipi.it.
University of Pisa · ITBrescia University · USHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEMarch of Dimes · USPoliclinico San Matteo Fondazione · ITUniversity of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Siena · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIt is still a matter of debate whether low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (LDASA) should be prescribed to all patients with SLE during pregnancy. This study aimed at investigating the impact of LDASA on pregnancy outcomes in patients with SLE without history of renal involvement and without antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL).

methodsThis is a retrospective analysis of prospectively monitored pregnancies at seven rheumatology centres. Previous/current renal involvement and aPL positivity were the exclusion criteria. Adverse pregnancy outcome (APO) is the composite outcome of the study and included proteinuric pre-eclampsia, preterm delivery <37 weeks, small-for-gestational age infant, low birth weight <2500 g, intrauterine growth restriction and intrauterine fetal death after 12 weeks of gestation of a morphologically normal fetus.

results216 pregnancies in 187 patients were included; 82 pregnancies (38.0%) were exposed to LDASA treatment. No differences in terms of age at conception, disease duration, clinical manifestations, comorbidities and disease flare during pregnancy were observed between patients taking LDASA and those who did not take LDASA during pregnancy. APO was observed in 65 cases (30.1%), including 13 cases (6.1%) of pre-eclampsia. The incidence of all complications was similar in the two groups. However, it is interesting to note that pre-eclampsia had lower frequency in patients taking LDASA versus those not taking LDASA (2.4% vs 8.3%, p=0.14).

conclusionsIn pregnant patients with SLE without renal involvement and were aPL-negative, there is a low risk of severe obstetric complications, such as early pre-eclampsia. LDASA treatment does not provide a statistically significant advantage over these complications. However, a careful individual risk-benefit balance is warranted.

Indexed as

Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicPre-EclampsiaAspirinFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesAspirinlupus erythematosus, systemicoutcome assessment, health caretherapeutics

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PMID35701044
PMCPMC9198794
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