Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

SK Vora, RA Asherson, D Erkan - Journal of intensive care …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome is a rapidly progressive life-threatening disease
that causes multiple organ thromboses and dysfunction in the presence of antiphospholipid …

Therapeutic and prognostic considerations in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

D Erkan - Autoimmunity Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rapidly progressive life-threatening
disease that causes multiple organ thromboses in the presence of antiphospholipid …

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in the intensive care unit

GE Westney, EN Harris - Critical care clinics, 2002 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), a condition resulting from derangements of the
coagulation system and causing systemic episodes of thrombosis, has been described in …

[HTML][HTML] Update on the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

R Cervera - Current rheumatology reports, 2010 - Springer
The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a potentially life-threatening condition,
the diagnosis of which requires a high degree of clinical awareness on the part of attending …

[HTML][HTML] Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: a clinical review

A Nayer, LM Ortega - Journal of nephropathology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Context: Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare life-threatening
autoimmune disease characterized by disseminated intravascular thrombosis resulting in …

Management of refractory cases of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

G Espinosa, H Berman, R Cervera - Autoimmunity reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
The catastrophic variant of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is the most severe form of
APS with acute multiple organ involvement and small vessel thrombosis. Refractory …

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

R Cervera, RA Asherton - Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and …, 2006 - karger.com
The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition with a
high mortality, which requires a high degree of clinical awareness on the part of attending …

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: proposed guidelines for diagnosis and treatment

RA Asherson, G Espinosa, R Cervera… - JCR: Journal of …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
The term “catastrophic” antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) was introduced to define an
accelerated form of APS resulting in multi-organ failure. Although patients with the …

Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

RA Asherson, R Cervera - Current rheumatology reports, 2003 - Springer
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, defined and documented in 1992, is a potentially
fatal complication seen in patients with antiphospholipid antibody. It may arise de novo in …

The role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

I Uthman, A Shamseddine, A Taher - Transfusion and apheresis science, 2005 - Elsevier
The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a life-threatening sub-entity of the
antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) resulting in multiorgan failure and a mortality rate that may …