Anti-phospholipid antibodies and reproductive failures

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Anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) recapitulates the link between autoimmunity and pregnancy failure: Acquired anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL) play a pathogenic role in pregnancy complications. The diagnosis of obstetric APS can easily be pursued when women present with laboratory and clinical features fulfilling the international classification criteria. Standard therapeutic approach to obstetric APS consists in the association of anti-platelet agents and anticoagulants. Most patients achieve a live birth thanks to conventional treatment; however, approximately 20% fail to respond and are managed with additional therapeutic tools added on the top of conventional treatment. Surely, a refinement of risk stratification tools would allow early identification of high-risk pregnancies that warrant tailored treatment. In real life, obstetricians and rheumatologists face complex diagnostic scenarios including women with pregnancy morbidities other than those mentioned in classification criteria such as one or two early losses and premature birth after 34 weeks due to preeclampsia or placental insufficiency, women with low-titer aPL not fulfilling criteria laboratory requirements, women with positive non-criteria aPL, asymptomatic aPL carriers, and infertile women found to be aPL-positive. This review focuses on some of the several unanswered questions related to diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic aspects in obstetric APS.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:85

Enthalten in:

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 85(2021), 4 vom: 25. Apr., Seite e13258

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Beltagy, Asmaa [VerfasserIn]
Trespidi, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Gerosa, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Ossola, Manuela Wally [VerfasserIn]
Meroni, Pier Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Chighizola, Cecilia B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-phospholipid antibodies
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Journal Article
Pregnancy complications
Reproduction
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Treatment

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Date Completed 10.11.2021

Date Revised 10.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/aji.13258

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NLM309314976