Antiphospholipid antibodies: which and when?

Antiphospholipid antibodies: which and when?

Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are a group of autoantibodies, mainly of the IgG and IgM class, directed predominantly against negatively charged phospholipids.1-4 Several recent studies have found that patients with these antibodies are prone to repeated episodes of venous and arterial thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, and thrombocytopenia."'5 In addition, there have been reports of the poss...

Antiphospholipid antibodies.

Antiphospholipid antibodies (APLAs) are proteins that may be present in the blood and may increase your risk for blood clots or pregnancy losses. If you have a history of blood clots or recurrent pregnancy losses, you may have been tested for the presence of APLAs in your blood. The purpose of this Cardiology Patient Page is to provide information for persons with APLAs about the disorder and a...

Anticardiolipin and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Iraqi Patients with Angina Pectoris

Comparison of Antiphospholipid Antibodies between Preeclamptsia and Normal Pregnant Women

Antiphospholipid antibodies (APLA) may be detected in normal pregnancies and also may cause thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, placental infarction and preeclampsia. In the present study the possible differences in APLA titer between healthy pregnant women and preeclampsia cases without history of thrombosis was examined. The APLA titer in 50 healthy pregnant women with 50 preeclampsia cases wit...

Antiphospholipid antibodies and stroke.

The clinical study of stroke is a recent occurrence. The clarion call awakening interest consisted of two reports that appeared during the years following World War II : the detailed description by Kubik and Adams [1) of the clinical and pathologic findings in patients with basilar artery occlusion, and C. Miller Fisher's monograph [2] directing attention to the signs and symptoms found in pati...