Lupus anticoagulant, high levels of anticardiolipin, and anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies are associated with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. - Concepedia

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Lupus anticoagulant, high levels of anticardiolipin, and anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies are associated with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

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1998

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Marta Martinuzzo, Gonzalo Pombo, Ricardo Forastiero, Graciela S Cerrato, Cecilia Colorio, L Carreras

Abstract

The presence of LAC, moderate or high levels of aCL-IgG, or anti-beta2-GPI-IgG was strongly associated with that of chronic thromboembolic PH. These data are in agreement with the close relationship observed among these 3 variables and thromboembolism in patients with aPL.