Case Report
Lower Limb Ischemia: Aortoiliac Thrombosis Related to Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)—Case Report and Review of the Literature
| | Characteristics | APL−
() | APL+
(ACL+ or LA+;
)
(P value) | APL+ (ACL+, LA−;
)
(P value) | APL+ (ACL−, LA+;
)
(P value) | APL+ (ACL+, LA+;
)
(P value) |
| | Age (Y) | 63 | 66 (NS) | 68 (NS) | 61 (NS) | 65 (NS) | | Mean follow-up period (mo) | 35 | 31 (NS) | 31 (NS) | 31 (NS) | 33 (NS) | | Male : female | 55% : 45% | 45% : 55% (NS) | 47% : 53% (NS) | 38% : 62% (NS) | 27% : 73% (NS) | | Heart disease | 52% | 64% (NS) | 69% (.04) | 69% (NS) | 36% (NS) | | Diabetes mellitus | 44% | 35% (NS) | 38% (NS) | 31% (NS) | 18% (NS) | | Hypertension | 80% | 69% (NS) | 76% (NS) | 46% (.02) | 55% (NS) | | Hyperlipidemia | 46% | 39% (NS) | 38% (NS) | 46% (NS) | 27% (NS) | | Smoking history | 86% | 86% (NS) | 87% (NS) | 93% (NS) | 82% (NS) | | Renal failure | 20% | 17% (NS) | 16% (NS) | 23% (NS) | 9% (NS) | | Warfarin therapy | 30% | 49% (NS) | 42% (NS) | 54% (NS) | 82% (.001) | | Suprainguinal procedure | 54% | 48% (NS) | 53% (NS) | 39% (NS) | 36% (NS) | | Infrainguinal procedure | 65% | 73% (NS) | 73% (NS) | 77% (NS) | 73% (NS) |
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