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: Tags: Am J Clin Pathol Source Type: research