Recent Antiphospholipid Syndrome News:

 

• Sv Life Sciences Advisers Position in Ocular Therapeutix (OCUL) Decreased by $2.16 Million …
• ‘I don’t want to risk it’: Model Robyn Lawley, 29, reveals the heartbreaking reason she won’t have …
• Koch Industries Has Trimmed Formfactor (FORM) Stake by $531011; Sv Life Sciences Advisers …

 

Antiphospholipid Syndrome News

 

• Rapidly progressive coronary artery disease as the first manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome.  case report
• C-sections raise blood clot risk; protection urged in new recommendation from American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. CBS News, (Aug. 30, 2011)
• Myasthenia gravis  is sometimes found in conjunction with antiphospholipid syndrome with: A case report
• Primary antiphospholipid syndrome should be considered as a possible cause of repeated stent thrombosis. Journal of Cardiology Cases. (July 27, 2011)
• Good news for prospective mothers with antiphospholipid syndrome? –  Journal of Postgraduate Medicine (July 20, 2011)
• New study suggests that long-term anticoagulation with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) may be a safe and effective alternative for APS patients who had not responded to warfarin (Coumadin) – Annals of Rhematic Diseases (May 30, 2011)

• Rheumatologist Dr. Doruk Erkan talks about Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS), the disorder that caused my stroke, in this Q&A with the Hospital for Special Surgery. Read it to learn more about APS. – Dr. Doruk Erkan, Rheumatologist (April 6, 2011)

• Antiphospholipid syndrome plus rheumatic fever: A higher risk factor for stroke? – MD Linx (April 1,2011)

• Preeclampsia: New Research Reveals Why Preeclampsia More Likely For Some Women – Mattason’s Review (March 22, 2011)

• Antiphospholipid syndrome: endocrinologic manifestations and organ involvement – PubMed (Feb. 2001) From: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis Journal. Recet clinical experience concluded that APS should be considered in any patient with adrenal insufficiency even in the absence of other thrombotic manifestations. It is also advisable, the researchers found, to assess aPL in the blood of patients presenting with pituitary insufficiency. Further studies are needed to clarify the relationship between aPL and thyroid disorders and diabetes mellitus.

• Antiphospholipid Syndrome Clinical Research Task Force Report – Med Connect (February 8, 2011) The report urges an international collaboration to design and conduct clinical trials of APS patients.