{"id":74112,"date":"2025-11-19T13:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74112"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:10:07","slug":"antiphospholipid-syndrome-aps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/antiphospholipid-syndrome-aps\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Antiphospholipid Syndrome Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 29-year-old man with a rare autoimmune condition, antiphospholipid syndrome, survived a second stroke and simultaneous clots in his heart and leg after a coordinated emergency intervention at a Chennai city hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Antiphospholipid Syndrome<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>rare autoimmune condition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in which the <\/span><b>immune system mistakenly makes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">certain <\/span><b>abnormal antibodies that attack tissues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These antibodies <\/span><b>target proteins attached to fat molecules (phospholipids)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which makes the blood more likely to clot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APS can <\/span><b>cause blood clots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to form <\/span><b>in arteries and veins.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Blood clots can form in the legs, lungs, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other organs, such as the kidneys and spleen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The clots can <\/span><b>lead to heart attack, stroke, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>During pregnancy, AP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S also can <\/span><b>result in miscarriage and stillbirth.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people who have the antibodies may not have any symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s <\/span><b>no cure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for this uncommon condition, but medicines can reduce the risk of blood clots and miscarriage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>more common in women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than in men.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having another autoimmune condition, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or other connective tissue diseases, increases the risk of APS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/chennai\/29-year-old-with-autoimmune-disease-successfully-treated-for-rare-recurrent-stroke\/article70295098.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is a rare autoimmune condition in which the immune system makes antibodies that attack tissues in the body. 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