Lung Disease in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

• Published in: Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 40; no. 2; p. 278
• Main Authors: Maioli, Gabriella, Calabrese, Giulia, Capsoni, Franco, Gerosa, Maria, Meroni, Pier Luigi, Chighizola, Cecilia Beatrice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Antibodies, Antiphospholipid - blood; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - complications; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - diagnosis; Hemorrhage - complications; Hemorrhage - therapy; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - classification; Hypertension, Pulmonary - complications; Male; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Embolism - complications; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - complications

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired prothrombotic condition characterized by vascular thrombosis and/or obstetric complications, in the persistent positivity of circulating antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs). The clinical spectrum of manifestations associated with aPL positivity is progre...