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Antiphospholipid syndrome and pre-eclampsia.
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PMID:  21370215     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined as an autoimmune disorder characterized by recurrent thrombosis or obstetrical morbidity. These features are linked to the presence in blood of autoantibodies against negatively charged phospholipids or phospholipid-binding proteins. Obstetric morbidity includes recurrent abortion (early and late) and severe pre-eclampsia (P-EC)/hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome, and/or severe placental insufficiency. Criteria that define the major clinical and laboratory events were published in revised forms in the Sydney recommendations in 2006. We analyzed the blood of patients with severe P-EC according to the subgroups based on the 2006 revised criteria definition and compared these results with women after uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery. We found 20% elevated antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) in women with severe P-EC (group I, 7.5%; group IIa, 5.0%; group IIb, 5.0%; group IIc, 2.5%). The increased APAs were observed only in women with severe P-EC (odds ratio: 2.45; 95% confidence interval, 1.01 to 4.3) and not in patients with severe P-EC at >34 weeks of gestation. According to our retrospective observation, we recommend the determination of anticardiolipin antibodies, lupus anticoagulant, and β-2 glycoprotein-1 antibodies in patients with severe P-EC at <34 weeks of gestation.
Authors:
Lothar Heilmann; Martin Schorsch; Thomas Hahn; Jawed Fareed
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-03-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1098-9064     ISO Abbreviation:  Semin. Thromb. Hemost.     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-03     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0431155     Medline TA:  Semin Thromb Hemost     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  141-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© Thieme Medical Publishers.
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Institute of Reproduction, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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