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APS
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by circulating antibodies that induce arterial or venous thrombosis and specific obstetric complications, including recurrent pregnancy loss.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Disease
Level of specialization High
Definition source Mayo Clinic
Variants
Synonym
Formal
antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome
Formal
Hughes Syndrome
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

SAF
síndrome antifosfolipídico

Valenciano

SAF
Associated concepts
Type of
antiphospholipid syndrome
autoimmune thrombophilia
May cause
recurrent pregnancy loss
thrombosis
implantation failure
preeclampsia
Is accompanied by
lupus anticoagulant; anticardiolipin antibodies; anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibodies
Examples
In addition, diagnostic and therapeutic options for other comorbidities such as thrombophilia, APS, immunological alterations or endometritis are less standardized in the clinical practice or still experimental.
Untreated thyroid disease, uncontrolled diabetes, or variations in the prolactin level have been associated to RIF, as well as other comorbidities like hereditary thrombophilias, and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).
Collocations
WITH VERBS
diagnose | treat | associate with APS