Antiphospholipid Antibody
Elevated antiphospholipid antibody titers and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis of a population based hospital dataset
... increased antiphospholipid (AP) antibody titers, and the prevalence of co-morbidities associated with the increased ...AP antibody titers and might benefit from more advanced diagnostic and ...
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Relevance of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in the evaluation of idiopathic thrombosis
... Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is the commonest acquired thrombophilic disorder resulting in a clinical syndrome characterized by various manifestations ranging from arterial thrombotic events ...
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Bilateral frosted branch angiitis as the presenting sign of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
... Background: “ Frosted branch retinal angiitis ” is an encompassing term for a rare, typically bilateral diffuse retinal periphlebitis that may occur in a number of varying conditions. To our knowledge, we report the ...
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A case report of a pregnancy-related death caused by primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
... Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is a rare clinical event in the People’s Republic of ...Anti-cardolipin antibody and antiβ2GP1 (anti-β2-glycoprotein-I antibody) were positive ...
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The Wolf Hidden behind the Clots: Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
... Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is a multisys- tem autoimmune disorder characterized by vascular thromboses and/or pregnancy loss associated with persis- tently positive antiphospholipid ...
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Case Report Pulmonary arterial hypertension as the initial pulmonary manifestation in a patient with primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a case report
... Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (PAPS) is characterized by distinct clinical fea- tures, which include thrombocytopenia, recur- rent vascular thrombosis and spontaneous abortion ...of ...
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Fibrillary glomerulonephritis with small fibrils in a patient with the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome successfully treated with immunosuppressive therapy
... the antiphospholipid antibody syn- drome (IgM anticardiolipin antibodies) following an epi- sode of branch retinal artery thrombosis in September 2003, and a transient ischaemic attack in January ...
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Role of Antiphospholipid Antibody in Early Pregnancy Loss
... Antiphospholipid antibody is important cause of early spontaneous pregnancy loss. Patients with history of early pregnancy loss needs to be evaluated during preconceptional period or six weeks postpartum. ...
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Pathophysiology of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
... Abstract Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are associ- ated with the recurrent pregnancy loss and thrombosis that characterizes the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome ...
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The antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a case report
... Abstract: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is defined by the presence of thromboembolic complications and/or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of persistently increased titers of antiphospholipid ...
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Brain MR Findings in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with and without Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
... without antiphospholipid syndrome) who underwent MR studies; in 145 (57%), we detected ...without antiphospholipid syndrome, with patient age and antiphospholipid syndrome as the ...
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Antiphospholipid antibody profiles in lupus nephritis with glomerular microthrombosis: a prospective study of 124 cases
... onstrated a positive association of anti-plasmin antibodies with thrombosis in both APS and SLE [46,47]. Therefore, it will be necessary to further investigate the role of anti-plasmin antibodies in LN with GMT. ...
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Subsequent Thrombotic Outcomes in Patients with Ischemic Stroke with Antiphospholipid Antibody Positivity
... APS, antiphospholipid syndrome; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval. ticoagulation, and the other half were receiving an antiplatelet agent without anticoagulation. To evaluate the outcome ac- cording to ...
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A 17-Year-Old With Chest Pain
... an antiphospholipid antibody, the mixing study should not correct because the antiphospholipid antibody will affect both patient and normal pooled ...
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Thrombotic risk assessment in antiphospholipid syndrome: the role of new antibody specificities and thrombin generation assay
... of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in subjects presenting with thrombosis and/or pregnancy ...new antibody specificities, available risk scoring models and new coagulation ...Keywords: ...
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Bleeding and thrombosis in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome using norethisterone: a case report
... an antiphospholipid antibody ((aPL), detected by lupus anticoagulant tests, anticardio- lipin and/or anti-β2 glycoprotein-I antibodies on two separate occasions, at least 12 weeks ...
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Treatment of the antiphospholipid syndrome
... The antiphospholipid syndrome is character- ized by a combination of laboratory findings ...one antiphospholipid antibody) and clinical manifestations (arterial and/or venous thrombosis, obstetrical ...
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Predictors of the first cardiovascular event in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus a prospective cohort study
... positive antiphospholipid antibody (aPL), elevated markers of endothelial activation (von Willebrand factor (vWf), soluble vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM- 1)) and fibrinogen predicted ...
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Primary respiratory disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: data from the Spanish rheumatology society lupus registry (RELESSER) cohort
... aPL: Antiphospholipid antibody; BILAG: British Isles Lupus Assessment group; CI: Confidence interval; GLADEL: Grupo Latinoamericano de Estudio del Lupus; LUMINA: Lupus in minorities: nature versus nurture; ...
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Management of the antiphospholipid syndrome
... of antiphospholipid antibody positivity At present, there is no evidence regarding the usefulness of repeat aPL testing in patients who meet the criteria for ...
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