Update on antiphospholipid syndrome. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This review addresses new clinical issues (revealed at the 2006 Sydney update of the 1999 Sapporo Classification criteria; cardiac, renal, and multiple sclerosis-like disease; catastrophic syndrome), mechanisms of action of antiphospholipid antibody (very likely complement mediated), current therapies (moderate dose warfarin recommended for prophylaxis, aspirin not recommended for primary prophylaxis), and potential new therapies.

publication date

  • January 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • Thrombosis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 53649109094

PubMed ID

  • 18937631

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 66

issue

  • 3