Dyslipidemia and its relationship with antiphospholipid antibodies in APS patients in North Kerala.

Journal: European journal of rheumatology
Published Date: Dec 1, 2016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is one of the most common acquired thrombophilic disorders resulting in arterial and venous thromboses. APS is a major cause for cerebrovascular accidents or stokes, myocardial infarction, venous thromboembolism and recurrent abortions/pregnancy losses especially in young patients. APS patients have an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events. There are only two studies on lipid abnormalities in APS patients. None of them have studied the relationship between individual laboratory tests for APS and lipid profile abnormalities. Here we describe the significance of the relationship between various APS tests and lipid profile abnormalities in a subset of APS patients who presented with arterial thrombosis in a tertiary care hospital.

Authors

  • Shajit Sadanand
    Department of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Calicut, India.
  • Binoy J Paul
    Department of Medicine & Rheumatology, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Medical College, Kozhikode, India.
  • Emil J Thachil
    Department of Rheumatology, Lourdes Hospital Kochi, India.
  • Rejadheesh Meletath
    Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Calicut School of Health Sciences, Calicut, India.

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