Why the study?
Does sequential testing of anticardiolipin antibodies predict pregnancy outcome in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortions?
Population
105 nonpregnant patients with primary recurrent spontaneous abortions, 29 with secondary RSA, and 209…
Comparison
Anticardiolipin antibodies testing vs Controls (n=209)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
during pregnancy
Authors
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Sequential ACA monitoring may predict RSA outcomes; hypothesis-generating in this observational cohort and requires prospective validation.
Does sequential testing of anticardiolipin antibodies predict pregnancy outcome in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortions?
Sequential testing of anticardiolipin antibodies during pregnancy in ACA-positive individuals with recurrent spontaneous abortions may help predict pregnancy outcome.
Melk et al. (1995) studied this question.
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