Early Initiation of Anticoagulation Improves the Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associated Portal Vein Thrombosis

Early Initiation of Anticoagulation Improves the Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associated Portal Vein Thrombosis

Objectives: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare and severe clinical phenotype of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with a poor prognosis. Anticoagulation therapy is efficient but is associated with potentially severe bleeding episodes, especially for those patients with thrombocytopenia. We conduct...

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Main Authors: Hanxiao You, Jiuliang Zhao, Can Huang, Xinping Tian, Mengtao Li, Xiaofeng Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
antiphospholipid syndrome
portal vein thrombosis
anticoagulation
portal hypertension
thrombosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.630660/full

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