Sponsored by: Diagnostica Stago, Inc. Lupus anticoagulants are markers of prothrombotic potential which may be indicative of underlying antiphospholipid syndrome (aPS) requiring treatment with ongoing ...

Persistent positivity for lupus anticoagulant appeared particularly important, with a hazard ratio of 12.99 (95% CI 3.07-55.0). Tektonidou and colleagues noted that previous studies had tied ...

in some cases in the absence of antiphospholipid antibodies or lupus anticoagulant. This Practice Point commentary considers whether the D-dimer assay will remain simply a tool to rule out ...