Triple positive profile in antiphospholipid syndrome: prognosis, relapse and management from a retrospective multicentre study

Autor: Arsène Mekinian, Laure Ricard, Olivier Fain, Claire de Moreuil, Eric Rondeau, Yann Nguyen, Cathererine Johanet, Charlotte Laurent, Sophie Deriaz, Grigorios Gerotziafas, Ismail Elalamy, Jean Jacques Boffa, Virginie Planche, Francois Millot
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: RMD Open, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2056-5933
DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002534
Popis: Objective Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined by the association of thromboembolic and/or obstetrical clinical manifestations and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of the triple-positive profile in a cohort of 204 APS patients.Methods We conducted a retrospective study, including patients with primary or secondary APS, meeting the Sydney criteria with at least one thrombotic and/or obstetrical complication. Clinical characteristics and the risk of relapse (defined by the occurrence of a new thrombotic event and/or a new adverse obstetrical event) between triple-positive and non-triple-positive APS patients were compared.Results 204 patients were included in our study, 68 were triple-positive and 136 were single or double positive. 122 patients (59.8%) had primary APS. 67 patients (32.8%) had obstetrical APS, with a higher rate among triple-positive patients (45.6% vs 26.5%, p=0.010), and 170 patients (83.3%) had thrombotic APS, without difference between triple-positive and others. Thrombotic events were more often venous (56.4%) than arterial (37.7%). Triple-positive patients had more placental complications than others (17.6% vs 2.9%, p=0.001) and more non-criteria events (48.5% vs 25.7%, p=0.002). Among non-criteria events, there was a higher frequency of Sneddon syndrome in triple-positive patients (7.4% vs 0.7%, p=0.028). The relapse rate was higher in triple-positive patients than in others (63.2% vs 39,7%, p=0002). In multivariate analysis, the triple-positive profile was associated with a higher risk of relapse (HR 1.63; 95% CI 1.04 to 2.55; p=0.031).Conclusion The triple-positivity is associated with a higher risk of relapse and obstetrical complications.
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