Ischemic strokes secondary to occlusion of large vessels have been described in patients with COVID-19. Also, venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism related the disease. Vascular may be associated a prothrombotic state due COVID-19-related coagulopathy endotheliopathy. Intracranial hemorrhagic lesions can additionally seen these patients. The causative mechanism hemorrhage could antico...

Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state due to pro-hemostatic changes in the activity of coagulation factors and fibrinolysis progressively increasing pressure on iliac veins from growing uterus. Thus, it not surprising that there an increased risk for thrombotic events especially pelvic veins. With trauma delivery, particularly caesarian section, accentuated early days postpartum. Multiparity see...

Context. Antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by the association between presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and risk of thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity. Objectives. To systematically review the evidence for primary prophylaxis in patients with antiphospholipids antibodies syndrome or APS with or without other traditional risk factors of...

Background and Objective. In contrast to the extensive documentation on the short-term outcome of patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities, little is known about the long-term clinical course of this disease. To determine the clinical course of patients with a first episode of symptomatic DVTn over an 8-year follow-up period. The primary aims were to assess the lo...

results during 2014, we encountered five patients with suspicious amr or tma at our kidney transplant center. renal biopsy was performed for two of them, suggesting amr for one patient and tma for another patient. all patients were treated with plasmapheresis plus ivig. in this center, as a routine practice, the cumulative dose of 2 g/kg of ivig was divided to 300 - 400 mg/kg after each plasmap...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In contrast to the extensive documentation on the short-term outcome of patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities, little is known about the long-term clinical course of this disease. To determine the clinical course of patients with a first episode of symptomatic DVTn over an 8-year follow-up period. The primary aims were to assess the lon...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) as a collection of obesity-associated disorders is associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, pro-thrombotic state, elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Adiponectin is one of the most abundant peptide hormones derived from adipose tissue. This protein plays a major role in glucose and lipid metabolism and prevents development of ...