Incidence of postpartum thrombosis and preterm delivery in women with antiphospholipid antibodies and recurrent pregnancy loss

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 992-996

  Clark, Christine A ^a   Spitzer, Karen A ^a   Crowther, Mark A ^b,d   Nadler, Jamie N ^c   Laskin, Matthew D ^e   Waks, Joshua A ^e   Laskin, Carl A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin; Anticoagulation; Antiphospholipid antibodies; Lupus anticoagulant; Postpartum thrombosis; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; DALTEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34248649846     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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