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NeoReviews Vol.8 No.5 2007 e206
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

Perinatal Implications of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome

James F. Smith, Jr, MD*
Maurice L. Druzin, MD

* The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif

Since their initial recognition 100 years ago, antiphospholipid antibodies and the syndrome associated with them have provided clinical, laboratory, and experimental challenges, and their specific pathogenesis in pregnancy-related complications remains an evolving story. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) involves arterial thrombosis, venous thrombosis, or recurrent pregnancy loss in association with the laboratory demonstration of the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. The two most commonly associated antibodies are anticardiolipin antibodies and the lupus anticoagulant. APS can have a direct negative effect on the developing placenta in pregnancy, and maternal thrombosis may result from the additive thrombogenic combination of antiphospholipid antibodies and the pregnancy state. Pregnancy complications associated with APS include recurrent first-trimester miscarriage, second- or third-trimester fetal death, and preterm delivery. Treatment of APS in pregnancy is based primarily on consensus and expert opinion.






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