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anti-cardiolipin antibody in serum
Indications:
- serology
- evaluation of hypercoagulable state
- venous thrombosis
- arterial thrombosis
- recurrent miscarriage
Clinical significance:
1) associated with hypercoagulable state
2) 50-75% risk of fetal loss
- treatment may decrease risk to 20%
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anti-cardiolipin antibody
cardiolipin
General
serology
References
- Contributions from Linda Kuribayashi MD, Dept of
Medicine, UCSF Fresno
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 17.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2015
- Wikipedia: Anti-cardiolipin antibodies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-cardiolipin_antibodies