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Patients with Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are typically given different medications to reduce their risk of blood clotting and help normalize lab values such as platelet count. Despite this ...

That’s what happens in Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS). It’s a health issue most people haven’t heard of, but it can lead to serious problems like blood clots, strokes, and ...

There are no consensus guidelines to treat patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)-related pregnancy losses. Statins and hydroxychloroquine seem promising as new treatments for APS.

SAN DIEGO — Preventing the first thrombosis, and better circumvention of the second, are currently the biggest obstacles in managing antiphospholipid syndrome, according to a speaker at the 2024 ...

Antiphospholipid syndrome may be primary, but more than one-third of cases are associated with a systemic autoimmune condition, most often SLE.4 About 40% of patients with SLE carry these antibodies, ...

More information: Medha Barbhaiya et al, 2023 ACR/EULAR antiphospholipid syndrome classification criteria, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2023). DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224609 Journal information ...

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) may lead to pulmonary hypertension, a lethal complication of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. There are few viable treatment options for pulmonary ...

Adult aspirin isn't recommended during pregnancy, but your healthcare provider may prescribe baby aspirin. Here's why.

Antiphospholipid syndrome is usually treated with blood thinners that patients take for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, blood thinning medicines don't prevent future blood clots in all ...