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Incidence of a first thromboembolic event in asymptomatic carriers of high-risk antiphospholipid antibody profile: a multicenter prospective study.
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Blood [Blood] 2011 Oct 27; Vol. 118 (17), pp. 4714-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jul 15. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Persistent antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies are occasionally found in subjects without prior history of thromboembolic events (TEs), raising the dilemma of whether to initiate or not a primary thromboprophylaxis. A first TE is considered rare in aPL carriers, but previous studies did not consider the aPL profile nor was the test positivity confirmed in a reference laboratory. In this study, 104 subjects with high-risk aPL profile (positive lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin, and anti-β(2)-glycoprotein I antibodies, triple positivity) confirmed in a reference laboratory, were followed up for a mean of 4.5 years. There were 25 first TEs (5.3% per year): the cumulative incidence after 10 years was 37.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 19.9%-54.3%). On multivariate analysis, male sex (hazard ratio = 4.4; 95% CI, 1.5-13.1, P = .007) and risk factors for venous thromboembolism (hazard ratio = 3.3; 95% CI, 1.3-8.5, P = .01) were independent predictors for TEs. Aspirin did not significantly affect the incidence of TE. In conclusion, the occurrence of a first TE in carriers of high-risk aPL profile is considerable; it is more frequent among male subjects and in the presence of additional risk factors for venous TE. These data can help in the decision to initiate primary thromboprophylaxis in these subjects.
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- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid metabolism
Antiphospholipid Syndrome blood
Antiphospholipid Syndrome epidemiology
Disease Susceptibility blood
Disease Susceptibility diagnosis
Disease Susceptibility etiology
Early Diagnosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Thromboembolism epidemiology
Young Adult
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid blood
Antiphospholipid Syndrome complications
Antiphospholipid Syndrome diagnosis
Thromboembolism diagnosis
Thromboembolism etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1528-0020
- Volume :
- 118
- Issue :
- 17
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Blood
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21765019
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2011-03-340232