OBSTETRIC ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME - A REVIEW

Abstract

The Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is one of the current hot topics embracing rheumatology and obstetrics.The first clinical description of APS was in 1983. Venous or arterial thrombosis, abortion and cerebral manifestations along with circulating antibodies were the first described hallmarks of the syndrome. In the following years other clinical features, which include pregnancy complications, such as recurrent miscarriages (RM), pre-eclampsia or severe placental insufficiency were described.