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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
May 1995
Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla.
Anti-phospholipid syndrome, originally called anticardiolipin syndrome, is characterized by the presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies and a marked tendency to both arterial and venous thrombosis. The little information available on the implications of this syndrome for anesthesia derive from the recent description of the disease. We describe 2 patients, each with 1 of the 2 forms of antiphospholipid syndrome that have been described to date, and each needing surgery for a different reason.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Tenn Med Assoc
July 1992
Division of Maternal and Child Health, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville.
Int J Epidemiol
December 1990
Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20857.
To assess possible differences in the incidence of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism associated with oral contraceptives of varying hormonal potencies, the authors conducted a retrospective cohort study in the 15-44 year old Michigan Medicaid population. Cohorts were defined by the progestin- and oestrogen-potencies of oral contraceptives in use at the time of follow-up as classified by an oral contraceptive potency scheme. Using the low-oestrogen-/low-progestin-potency formulations for reference (rate ratio = 1), adjusted rate ratios of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The typical case present with a unilateral, atypical claudication with discrete oedema, occurring after repeated exercise. These paradoxical features of venous pain, aggravation with attacks, resolution after prolonged rest and the absence of arterial signs are suggestive of the disease. The syndrome may present as repeated calf thromboses or recurrent varicose veins suggesting some deep obstruction.
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