Author/Editor		Abisror, Noemie; Nguyen, Yann; Marozio, Luca; Esteve Valverde, Enrique; Udry, Sebastian; Pleguezuelo, Daniel Enrique; Billoir, Paul; Mayer-Pickel, Karoline; Urbanski, Geoffrey; Žigon, Polona
Title		Obstetrical outcome and treatments in seronegative primary APS
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 6, št. 2
Publication year		2020
Volume		str. 1-7
ISSN		2056-5933 - RMD open
Language		eng
Abstract		Objective To compare characteristics, pregnancies and treatments during pregnancies of seronegative and seropositive antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), to analyse factors associated with obstetrical outcome. Patients and methods Inclusion criteria were: (1) thrombotic and/or obstetrical APS (Sydney criteria); (2) absence of conventional antiphospholipid antibodies (APL); (3) at least one persistent non-conventional APL among IgA anticardiolipin antibodies, IgA anti-B2GPI, anti-vimentin G/M, anti-annexin V G/M, anti-phosphatidylethanolamine G/M and anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin G/M antibodies. The exclusion criteria were: (1) systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE) or SLE-like disease; and (2) other connective tissue disease. Results A total of 187 women (mean 33+-5 years) with seronegative APS were included from 14 centres in Austria, Spain, Italy, Slovenia and France and compared with 285 patients with seropositive APS. Seronegative APS has more obstetrical rather than thrombotic phenotypes, with only 6% of venous thrombosis in comparison to seropositive APS. Cumulative incidence of adverse obstetrical events was similar in seronegative and seropositive APS patients, although higher rates of intrauterine deaths (15% vs 5%; p=0.03), of preeclampsia (7% vs 16%, p=0.048) and lower live birth term (36+-3 vs 38+-3 weeks of gestation; p=0.04) were noted in seropositive APS. The cumulative incidence of adverse obstetrical events was significantly improved in treated versus untreated seronegative APS (log rank<0.05), whereas there was no difference between patients who received aspirin or aspirin-low-molecular weighted heparin combination. Conclusion Several non-criteria APL can be detected in patients with clinical APS features without any conventional APL, with various rates. The detection of non-criteria APL and thus the diagnosis of seronegative APS could discuss the therapeutic management similar to seropositive APS, but well-designed controlled studies are necessary.
Keywords		pregnancy seronegative primary APS detection nosečnost seronegativni primarni APS odkrivanje