Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases - 9780444636553

Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Autoimmune DiseasesAuthor(s): R. Cervera, Joan Carles Reverter, Munther Khamashta, Gerard Espinosa\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444636553, 978-0444636553\nSynopsis\nAntiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Second Edition provides an overview of our current understanding of this major disease. It includes the latest information on the new pathogenetic mechanisms involved, along with clinical manifestations in both the thrombotic and non-thrombotic manifestations of this important disease.\n\nAntiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes abnormal blood clots. It is now recognized as a major cause of common conditions, including stroke, heart attack, miscarriage, epilepsy, and memory loss, and as such is gaining recognition in all branches of medicine, from obstetrics to cardiology, and from psychiatry to orthopedics.