Antiphospholipid syndrome

Introduction: Antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome: An autoimmune disorder characterized by blood clots and pregnancy losses. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Antiphospholipid syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Antiphospholipid syndrome

• Hypercoagulation
• Thrombocytopenia
• Recurrent fetal loss
• Blood clotting
• Venous thrombosis

See full list of 21 symptoms of Antiphospholipid syndrome

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Medical Textbooks Online about Antiphospholipid syndrome

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Diagnostic Tests for Antiphospholipid syndrome

• CBC
• Coagulation studies
• Syphilis tests - see tests for syphilis
• Lupus anticoagulant test
• Cardiolipin antibody tests

See full list of 9 diagnostic tests for Antiphospholipid syndrome

Wrongly Diagnosed with Antiphospholipid syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Underlying causes of Antiphospholipid syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Antiphospholipid syndrome

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Causes of Antiphospholipid syndrome

• SLE

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Reseach about Antiphospholipid syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Antiphospholipid syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Antiphospholipid syndrome include:

• Predictors of Pregnancy Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Pilot Study of Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Life-Threatening Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Cyclophosphamide,filgrastim
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome Collaborative Registry (APSCORE) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Steroids and Antiphospholipid Syndrome- Related Pregnancy Loss - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Low dose steroids
• Longitudinal Study of the Clinical and Haematological Cause of Women With Antiphospholipid Antibodies. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 6 Clinical Trials for Antiphospholipid syndrome

Types of Antiphospholipid syndrome

• Primary Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Secondary Antiphospholipid syndrome - due to underlying disease

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Antiphospholipid syndrome

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Definitions of Antiphospholipid syndrome:

An antiphospholipid antibody found in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC), ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME, and in a variety of other diseases as well as in healthy individuals. In vitro, the antibody interferes with the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin and prolongs the partial thromboplastin time. In vivo, it exerts a procoagulant effect resulting in thrombosis mainly in the larger veins and arteries. It further causes obstetrical complications, including fetal death and spontaneous abortion, as well as a variety of hematologic and neurologic complications. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Antiphospholipid syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Antiphospholipid syndrome, or a subtype of Antiphospholipid syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Antiphospholipid syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet