The Effects of Indirect- and Direct-Acting Anticoagulants on Lupus Anticoagulant Assays: A Large, Retrospective Study at a Coagulation Reference Laboratory.
Conclusions: Results of LAC testing performed while patients are receiving anticoagulant therapies should be interpreted with caution to avoid misdiagnosing patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome and potentially committing them to long-term anticoagulation therapy.
PMID: 28525532 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Seheult JN, Meyer MP, Bontempo FA, Chibisov I Tags: Am J Clin Pathol Source Type: research
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