Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes abnormal blood clots. It is now recognized as a major cause of common conditions, including stroke, heart attack, miscarriage, epilepsy and memory loss and as such is gaining recognition in all branches of medicine, from obstetrics to cardiology, from psychiatry to orthopedics. Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, 2nd Edition, provides an overview of our current understanding of this major disease. It includes the latest information on the new pathogenetic mechanisms involved as well as clinical manifestations in both the thrombotic and non-thrombotic manifestations of this important disease. Brings the reader up to date and allows easy access to individual topics in one placeWritten by a respected panel of distinguished physician-scientists actively involved in the field of Antiphospholipid SyndromeIncludes Box summaries at the end of each chapter highlight important topicsGives Up-to-date basic knowledge as well as modern approach to diagnosis and therapyProvides a Comprehensive review of this major diseaseIncludes information on treatment options available INDICE: History, Classification, and Subsets of the Antiphospholipid SyndromeEpidemiology of the Antiphospholipid SyndromeMechanisms of Action of Antiphospholipid AntibodiesLaboratory Markers with Clinical Significance in the Antiphospholipid SyndromeGenetic Aspects of the Antiphospholipid SyndromeThrombotic Manifestations of the Antiphospholipid SyndromeObstetric Manifestations of the Antiphospholipid SyndromeThrombocytopenia in the Antiphospholipid SyndromeNon-Classification Criteria Manifestations of the Antiphospholipid SyndromePediatric Antiphospholipid SyndromeAntiphospholipid Antibodies, Infections, and DrugsAntiphospholipid Syndrome Associated with MalignanciesAntiphospholipid Antibodies and AtherosclerosisAntiphospholipid Syndrome Risk ScorePrimary Thromboprophylaxis in Antiphospholipid Antibody CarriersTreatment of Thrombosis in the Antiphospholipid SyndromeTreatment of Infertility and Early Pregnancy Loss in the Antiphospholipid SyndromeTreatment of pregnancy complications in the antiphsopholipid syndromePrognosis in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome

• ISBN: 978-0-444-63655-3
• Editorial: Elsevier Science
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 326
• Fecha Publicación: 29/06/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés