Antiphospholipid

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...requires regular injections and carries some significant risks of side effects. Medications such as Heparin and Aspirin are used.

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Treatment for pregnant women is more complicated. Anticoagulation therapy is more complex during pregnancy. The therapy is expensive...

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This doesn't cure the disease but does help to prevent its most serious complications

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Medical treatments for antiphospholipid syndrome usually consists of anticoagulants that reduce your blood's tendency to clot.

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There is no cure for antiphospholipid syndrome.

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Other common findings, although not part of the APS classification criteria, are low platelet count, heart valve disease.

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The primary symptom of antiphospholipid syndrome is blood clots, arterial or venous blood clots,

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Secondary antiphospholipid syndrome occurs if you have systemic lupus erythematosus or another autoimmune disorder, or certain infections

[Antiphospholipid @APLSsyndrome]

antiphospholipid syndrome occurs when if there's no known underlying reason, such as an autoimmune disorder

[Antiphospholipid @APLSsyndrome]

Antiphospholipid syndrome happens when your body mistakenly produces antibodies against proteins that bind phospholipids which clot blood

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No defined racial predominance for primary APS has been documented, although SLE is more common in African American and Hispanic populations

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Age wise, it affects three to five times as many women as men. APS can affect people of all ages, including children and babies.

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APS affects males and females, but a large percentage of primary APS patients are women with recurrent pregnancy loss.

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Antiphospholipid syndrome occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks some of the normal proteins in your blood, causing blood clots

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Antiphospholipid syndrome is a rare autoimmune, hypercoagulable state caused by antiphospholipid antibodies.