Mortality in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: Causes of death and prognostic factors in a series of 250 patients

Abstract

Cerebral involvement (mainly consisting of stroke), cardiac involvement, and infections were considered the main causes of death in patients with CAPS. The presence of SLE was related to a higher mortality rate. According to the results of the present study, ACs plus CS plus PE should be the first line of therapy in patients with CAPS.