CAPS criteria fail to identify most severely-ill thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome patients requiring intensive care unit admission.

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, CAPS criteria were not associated with mortality of thrombotic APS patients requiring ICU admission. Further studies are need evaluate the adequacy of CAPS criteria for critically-ill APS patients.
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - June 24, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Pineton de Chambrun M, Larcher R, Pène F, Argaud L, Demoule A, Jamme M, Coudroy R, Mathian A, Gibelin A, Azoulay E, Tandjaoui-Lambiotte Y, Dargent A, Beloncle FM, Raphalen JH, Couteau-Chardon A, de Prost N, Devaquet J, Contou D, Gaugain S, Trouiller P, G Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: research