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ArticleTH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis2025

Problem Solved? An Individual Ratio between Point-of-Care and Venous International Normalized Ratio Values in Two Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Two Case Reports.

Bettina C Geertsema-Hoeve, Massimo Radin, Savino Sciascia, Rolf T Urbanus, Albert Huisman, Josine Borgsteede-de Wilde, Maarten Limper

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Bettina C Geertsema-HoeveDivision Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Massimo RadinDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Savino SciasciaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1266-9441
Rolf T UrbanusDivision Laboratories, Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Central Diagnostic Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Albert HuismanDivision Laboratories, Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Central Diagnostic Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2291-2487
Josine Borgsteede-de WildeDivision Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Maarten LimperDivision Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by thromboembolic and obstetric complications in the presence of persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Treatment aims to prevent recurrent thrombosis, primarily using anticoagulation therapy with vitamin K antagonists (VKA). Monitoring of VKA therapy relies on the International Normalized Ratio (INR), which can be assessed using point-of-care testing (POCT). However, in a subset of APS patients with a high-risk aPL profile, the POCT-INR is falsely elevated, which might lead to underdosing of VKA and subsequent high risk of recurrent thrombosis. This case report describes two female patients with triple-positive thrombotic APS receiving VKA therapy. Both patients underwent biweekly paired INR measurements via POCT-INR and venous INR methods. Despite significant discrepancies, a strong individual linear correlation was observed:

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antiphospholipid syndromecase reportInternational Normalized Ratiopoint-of-care testingvitamin-k antagonists

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