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ArticleRheumatology advances in practice2021

Indication and outcome of lupus anticoagulant and antiphospholipid antibodies testing in routine clinical practice.

Eva K Kempers, Virgil A S H Dalm, Marie Josee E van Rijn, Annemarie G M G J Mulders, Frank W G Leebeek, Moniek P M de Maat, A J Gerard Jansen

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  1. Current status and value of testing antiphospholipid antibody in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective single-center study in China.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eva K KempersDepartment of Hematology.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-8674
Virgil A S H DalmDepartment of Immunology.
Marie Josee E van RijnDepartment of Vascular Surgery.
Annemarie G M G J MuldersDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Frank W G LeebeekDepartment of Hematology.
Moniek P M de MaatDepartment of Hematology.
A J Gerard JansenDepartment of Hematology.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2612-1420
Erasmus MC · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesLupus anticoagulans (LACs) and aPLs, both further summarized as aPL, are frequently assessed in routine daily clinical practice in diagnostic workups for suspected autoimmune diseases or to test for underlying risk factors in patients with thrombosis or obstetric complications. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of aPL positivity in patients with an indication for aPL testing in routine clinical practice.

methodsIn this retrospective single-centre study, indication for aPL testing, aPL test results and clinical data were collected for patients tested between June 2015 and April 2018.

resultsDuring the study period, 16 847 single aPL tests were performed in 2139 patients. In 212 patients one or more positive aPL test was found, confirmed in 43.9% with a second positive test. Indications for aPL testing were diagnostic workup/follow-up of autoimmune diseases (33.6%), thrombosis (21.4%) and obstetric complications (28%). Seventy-four patients (3.5% of all patients) fulfilled the criteria of APS, of whom 51% were newly diagnosed. Second positive aPL titres and titres of APS patients were significantly higher compared with positive aPL titres at the first measurement (

conclusionThe prevalence of one or more positive aPL test was 9.9% and APS was diagnosed in 3.5% of the patients. Patients with arterial thrombosis had significantly higher anti-β2GPI IgG and aCL IgG, which should be confirmed in future studies.

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antiphospholipid syndromeaPLblood coagulation disordersobstetric complicationsthrombosis

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