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Study compares anticoagulants for antiphospholipid syndrome

(HealthDay)—In thrombotic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), rivaroxaban is not noninferior to dose-adjusted vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), according to a study published online Oct. 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Josep Ordi-Ros, M.D., Ph.D., from the Vall d’Hebrón Research Institute in Barcelona, Spain, and colleagues conducted a three-year noninferiority trial at six university hospitals in […]

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Impeding white blood cells in antiphospholipid syndrome reduced blood clots

For men and women affected with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), blood thinners are the main treatment option. “Unfortunately, treatment with blood thinners does not prevent all cases of blood clotting in APS,” says Jason Knight, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of rheumatology at Michigan Medicine. APS is an autoimmune condition characterized by blood clots in both […]