Title Hughes syndrome : antiphospholipid syndrome / M.A. Khamashta (ed.)

Edition 2nd ed Published London : Springer, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 598 pages) : illustrations Contents Clinical Aspects -- Hughes Syndrome: History -- Antiphospholipid (Hughes) Syndrome: An Overview -- Epidemiology of Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Hemocytopenias in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Cardiac Manifestations in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Cerebral Ischemia in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Cerebral Disease Other than Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Skin Manifestations of Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Kidney Disease in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Systemic Hypertension in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Pulmonary Hypertension and Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- Osteoarticular Manifestations of Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- The Ear and Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- The Eye in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Infertility and Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- Transplantation of Solid Organs, Tissues, and Prosthetic Devices in Patients with Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Children -- Ethnic and Geographic Variation in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis -- Laboratory Investigation -- Anticardiolipin Testing -- Lupus Anticoagulants: Mechanistic and Diagnostic Considerations --?2-glycoprotein I and Anti-?2-glycoprotein I Antibodies -- Antiprothrombin Antibodies -- Antiphospholipid Syndrome in the Absence of Standard Antiphospholipid Antibodies: Associations with Other Autoantibodies -- Basic Aspects -- Vascular Pathology of Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome -- Placental Pathology in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Experimental Models: Insight into Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatments -- Antiphospholipid Antibody-Induced Pregnancy Loss and Thrombosis -- Mechanism of Thrombosis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Binding to Platelets -- Interaction of Antiphospholipid Antibodies with Endothelial Cells -- The Influence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies on the Protein C Pathway -- Contribution of Tissue Factor to the Pathogenesis of Thrombosis in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Annexins in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Plasminogen Activation, Fibrinolysis, and Cell Proteolytic Activity in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Lessons from Sequence Analysis of Monoclonal Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- Apoptosis and Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- Accelerated Atherogenesis and Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- Genetics of Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Infection and Drug-Induced Antiphospholipid Antibodies -- Therapy -- Management of Thrombosis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Management of Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Pregnancy -- Management of Thrombocytopenia in Hughes Syndrome -- The Future of Hughes Syndrome Summary Addresses a range of conditions produced by the APS or "sticky blood" syndrome. This book talks about APS, one of the main causes of strokes (40 per cent), leg deep vein thrombosis, and recurrent miscarriages in women. It is an important risk factor for thrombosis in women taking the oral contraceptive pill Analysis geneeskunde medicine volksgezondheid public health immunologie immunology neurologie neurology obstetrie obstetrics reumatiek rheumatism cardiologie cardiology Medicine (General) Geneeskunde (algemeen) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record In Springer e-books Subject Antiphospholipid syndrome. Antiphospholipid Syndrome MEDICAL -- Pathology. MEDICAL -- Pathophysiology. Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Antiphospholipid syndrome Form Electronic book Author Khamashta, Munther A. LC no. 2005926817 ISBN 9781846280092 1846280095 1852338733 9781852338732 9781281328243 1281328243

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