Thrombocytopenia in carriers and patients with antiphospholipid syndrome: insights from the nationwide START-APS registry - PubMed
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- Thrombocytopenia occurs in both antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients and antiphospholipid antibody (aPLA) carriers.
- Prevalence of thrombocytopenia was 13.6% overall: 15.2% in APS patients and 10.1% in carriers.
- Triple positive antibody pattern, livedo reticularis, heart failure, and female sex were associated with thrombocytopenia.
- Triple positivity and history of myocardial infarction were linked to moderate-to-severe thrombocytopenia.
- The study uses data from the nationwide START-APS registry involving 464 patients.