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ReviewClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2020

COVID-19, Antiphospholipid Antibodies, and Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Possible Association?

Georges El Hasbani, Ali T Taher, Ali Jawad, Imad Uthman

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Review in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Georges El HasbaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-1450
Ali T TaherDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ali JawadDepartment of Rheumatology, The Royal London Hospital, Bancroft Road, London, UK.
Imad UthmanDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-6483
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LBRoyal London Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was first detected in December 2019, research on the complications and fatality of this virus has hastened. Initially, case reports drew an association between COVID-19 and abnormal coagulation parameters. Subsequently, cross-sectional studies found a high prevalence of thrombosis among ICU and non-ICU COVID-19 patients. For that reason, certain studies tried to explain the pathogenic mechanisms of thrombosis, one of which was the emergence of anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL). Although aPL have been found positive in very few patients, their association with thrombotic events stays debatable. Given the thrombotic manifestations of COVID-19 and the potential role of aPL, the catastrophic form of APS (CAPS) might be a major fatal phenomenon. However, to date, there has been no clear association of CAPS to COVID-19. Moreover, since infections, including viral respiratory similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are considered main etiologies for CAPS, it could be possible that SARS-CoV-2 can induce CAPS although no evidence is currently found. High quality studies are needed to develop a clear idea on the pathogenic role of aPL in the progression of thrombosis in COVID-19 patients, and how such patients could be fit into a thromboprophylaxis plan.

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Antiphospholipid antibodiescatastrophic antiphospholipid syndromecoronavirusmanagementscreeningthrombosis

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