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Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Insights and Highlights from the 13th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies

  • This state-of-the-art book presents key insights and highlights of the 13th Congress on Antiphospholipid Syndrome

  • Provides comprehensive information on pathophysiology, diagnostic testing, and therapeutics

  • Contains illuminating visual material, including 60 illustrations and 50 tables

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. History of Antiphospholipid Syndrome

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Basic Science Aspects of Antiphospholipid Syndrome

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
    2. What is the Origin of Antiphospholipid Antibodies?

      • Rohan Willis, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Silvia S. Pierangeli, Miri Blank
      Pages 23-39
    3. What is the Genetics of Antiphospholipid Antibodies/Syndrome?

      • Thomas L. Ortel, Pier Luigi Meroni, Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme, Maria O. Borghi, Joan T. Merrill
      Pages 41-56
    4. What is the Mechanism(s) of Antiphospholipid Antibody-Mediated Thrombosis?

      • Rohan Willis, Ian P. Giles, Pojen P. Chen, Chary López-Pedrera, María José Cuadrado, Silvia S. Pierangeli
      Pages 57-78
    5. What is the Mechanism(s) of Antiphospholipid Antibody-Mediated Pregnancy Morbidity?

      • Vikki M. Abrahams, Maria O. Borghi, Pier Luigi Meroni, Jacob H. Rand, Elena Raschi, Jane E. Salmon et al.
      Pages 79-101
    6. What are the Target Cells and Receptors that are Recognized by Antiphospholipid Antibodies?

      • Philip G. de Groot, Elena Raschi, Keith R. McCrae, Silvia S. Pierangeli, Panayiotis G. Vlachoyiannopoulos, Rolf T. Urbanus
      Pages 103-113
  4. 13th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies Task Force Reports

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. Task Force Report on “Criteria” Antiphospholipid Antibody Tests

      • Robert A. S. Roubey, Silvia S. Pierangeli
      Pages 117-132
    3. Task Force Report on “Non-criteria” Antiphospholipid Antibody Tests

      • Maria Laura Bertolaccini, Olga Amengual, Tatsuya Atsumi, Walter L. Binder, William H. Kutteh, Bas de Laat et al.
      Pages 133-146
    4. Task Force Report on Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome

      • D. Ware Branch, Benjamin Leader, Carl A. Laskin
      Pages 147-158
    5. Task Force Report on Brain Involvement in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

      • Joab Chapman, Eyal Muscal, Robin L. Brey
      Pages 159-166
    6. Task Force Report on the Management of Thrombosis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

      • Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, Vittorio Pengo, Maria G. Tektonidou, Ioana Ruiz-Arruza, María José Cuadrado, Munther A. Khamashta
      Pages 167-179
    7. Task Force Report on Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

      • Gerard Espinosa, Horacio Berman, Doruk Erkan, Ricard Cervera
      Pages 181-193
    8. Task Force Report on Non-criteria Manifestations: Thrombocytopenia

      • Gabriela Hernández-Molina, Xavier López-Karpovitch, Emilio B. González, Antonio R. Cabral
      Pages 195-206
    9. Task Force Report on Non-criteria Manifestations: Nephropathy

      • Maria G. Tektonidou, Horacio E. Adrogué, Smita Vaidya
      Pages 207-221
    10. Task Force Report on Non-criteria Manifestations: Cardiac Valve Disease

      • Gerard Espinosa, Lucía Fernández de Orueta, Elena Lluch, María Ángeles Polvorosa, Sandra Soro, Ricard Cervera
      Pages 223-233
    11. Task Force Report on Non-criteria Manifestations: Skin

      • Michal Solomon, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Gisele Zandman-Goddard
      Pages 235-246

About this book

The International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies is held every three years to discuss the recent advances and future directions in Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS). This volume collects the scientific highlights  and new findings about APS that were generated from the most recent 13th Congress, held in Galveston, Texas in 2010.  Chapters were written by an internationally-distinguished group of scientists from the point-of-view of multiple specialty areas. Each chapter was written in a uniform and systematic basis to present the latest evidence-based research, including the basic science of APS, task force reports from the Congress on controversial aspects of APS,  and future directions of APS research. This book will appeal to all clinicians involved in the treatment and management of APS patients, to residents in a variety of medical subspecialties, and to research scientists interested in a better understanding of this complex and evolving disease.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA

    Doruk Erkan

  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA

    Silvia S. Pierangeli

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Antiphospholipid Syndrome

  • Book Subtitle: Insights and Highlights from the 13th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies

  • Editors: Doruk Erkan, Silvia S. Pierangeli

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3194-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3193-0Published: 23 May 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9091-4Published: 11 June 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-3194-7Published: 19 May 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 314

  • Topics: Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Allergology

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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