APS Foundation of America

APS Foundation of America has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in September 2021. The social media accounts linked to from APS Foundation of America are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • LinkedIn • Pinterest • Amazon • Email • Payment • X Besides social media accounts, apsfa has populated their site with: • APSFA Fall 2024 Newletter • ICAPA 2022 Patient Session • APS Foundation of America, Inc. • APSFA Disclaimers • The APSFA's Mission • What is Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) • COVID-19 Vaccine in Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) Patients Statement • APSFA Support Group • APS Foundation of America Fundraisers • Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and Lupus Gear • APSFA SparkGood - Walmart • Just Say No to Fingerstick Machines for APS • APSFA Gift Shoppe • Donate to the APSFA • The APSFA Photo Album • The Dragonfly: The Antiphospholipid Sydrome Mascot • www.physiciansweekly.com • Immunologic strategies for antiphospholipid syndrome still yield ’not great results’ • New approach increases the likelihood of detecting antiphospholipid syndrome • Positive Antiphospholipid Levels in SLE Linked to Increased Risk for Vascular Events • Study: Lab results don't always paint full picture for antiphospholipid syndrome patients • Cutaneous involvement ‘frequent’ in patients with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome • Selena Gomez praised for speaking on lupus and body-shaming • CATCR-T cell therapy may aid in antiphospholipid syndrome through selective B-cell depletion • WHAT! Shilpa Shetty Was Diagnosed With Antiphospholipid Syndrome: WHAT, HOW, RISKS And Other DETAILS You Need To Know About This Condition-READ BELOW! | SpotboyE • Direct Oral Anticoagulation Therapy Increases Risk for Arterial Thrombosis in APS • What Rheumatologists Need to Know About the Management of Rare Diseases in Rheumatology • Drinking Coffee May Reduce Incident CVD, Mortality Risks • Sleep Duration Linked to Risk of Developing Chronic Disease • Sleep Deprivation May Increase Risk for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Women • COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy Not Linked to Adverse Birth Outcomes • Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A 2022 Update • APS 101: August 2022 Edition • Lupus Anticoagulant Levels May Predict Cardiac Dysfunction in Patients With SLE • COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Raise Thrombotic Risk in Antiphospholipid Syndrome • Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Preeclampsia in Pregnancy: A Case Report • Antiphospholipid Syndrome Secondary to Lupus Anticoagulant: Case Report for Clinical Anticoagulation Determination • Xarelto Risky in Rheumatic Heart Disease • Statins provide protective immune benefits for females • Christina Perri Discloses That Her Heartbreaking Late-Term Pregnancy Loss Was Caused by a Treatable Blood Disorder • Infertility, pregnancy complications increase risk for future stroke • What Are Lipids? • Perri is raising awareness about Antiphospholipid Syndrome • Disease control, safe medications critical to pregnancies for women with rheumatic disease • What autoimmune diseases are and what can be done to alleviate them • Does Sunlight Trigger Lupus? • Vitamin D deficiency a risk factor for miscarriage • TRAPS: Rivaroxaban vs. Warfarin for Secondary Prevention in Antiphospholipid Syndrome [Classics Series] • Q&A: ‘Primary prevention’ the biggest challenge in managing antiphospholipid syndrome • Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Antiphospholipid-Antibody Syndrome (APS) • How Safe Are Migraine Drugs for People With Cardiovascular Conditions? • Q&A: Non-criteria manifestations of pediatric APS common yet ‘under-recognized’ • What Is APS-Associated Fatigue and What Can I Do to Improve It? • Preterm delivery nearly twice as common in patients with lupus vs. general population • When Blood Is Being Difficult: Clotting and Bleeding in a Patient With Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome and Supratherapeutic International Normalized Ratio • Analysis Links Risk Factors to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients With SLE • Mayo Clinic Minute: How to reduce your stroke risk • Shedding light on the link between a type of antibodies and miscarriage • What are lupus anticoagulant antibodies? • Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health of Patients in Rheumatology • What Golden Hour for Stroke? Introducing the 'Platinum Half-Hour' — Higher stakes for a neuroprotectant to be found someday • Scientists find a genetic cause of lupus • Chalky adrenals: a sequelae of antiphospholipid syndrome • Long Term Follow up of Patients With Primary Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome • Patterns of Recurrent Thrombosis in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome-Multicenter, Real-Life Long-Term Follow-Up • Cognitive Impairment Common in SLE, Has Limited Impact on Quality of Life • Post-pulmonary embolism impairment frequent, follow-up urged after acute PE • Six tips to improve your mental health • Arterial Health Predicts Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients With SLE • Are Patients With Triple-Positive Antiphospholipid Syndrome at Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19? • CPD: Key questions on anticoagulation • Apixaban Compared With Warfarin for Thrombotic Antiphospholipid Syndrome • It’s Time We Took Chronic Pain in Rheumatology Seriously • Hydroxychloroquine Not Associated With Decreased Risk for COVID-19 Hospitalization • Blood Clot Symptoms to Know • How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another • In Lupus, 'Normal-Appearing' Skin Is Not Normal • Primary antiphospholipid syndrome as a cause of impaired left ventricular diastolic function: experience from a Serbian cohort • Antiphospholipid syndrome: a clinical perspective • Impact of COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination on high-risk patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS): a nationwide survey • Calming overexcited neurons may protect the brain after stroke • Antiphospholipid Antibodies Are Elevated & Functionally Active in Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CSR) With Nasal Polyps • Catastrophic Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Tsunami in the Ocean • Women and high blood pressure • Clot-removing procedure appears safe for pregnant stroke patients • Deadly type of stroke increasing among younger and middle-aged adults • Making habits stick • After a stroke, managing your day to day tasks can feel overwhelming • Computer science professor used his stroke to create an app that helps survivors relearn skills • 'My family were told I may not survive the night when I got blood clots at 22 and now it's too dangerous for me to get pregnant' • Vaccine-related blood clots tied to gene variant • What types of blood thinners are used to treat and prevent blood clotting in APS? • An immune ‘fingerprint’ reveals path for better treatment of autoimmune diseases • Miscarriage: Tens of thousands have PTSD symptoms • Small intestine #necrosis in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: A rare and severe case • Home Walking Program Eases Peripheral Artery Disease Limitations • The Lupus Attack: A Case Report and Literature Review of Myocardial Infarction and Antiphospholipid Syndrome • How Serena Williams Saved Her Own Life • Study Determines Pediatric APS Patients May Present Differently Than Adults • Gender differences in primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with vascular manifestations in 433 patients from four European centres • Successful rituximab therapy for pediatric antiphospholipid-related chorea: a case report and review of the literature • SLE & Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome as Risk Factors for Acute Coronary Syndrome in Young Patients • Women, Patients of Color Warning About 'Medical Gaslighting' • Woman discovers she’s ‘slowly dying’ as organs shut down due to blood disorder • Systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome as risk factors for acute coronary syndrome in #young patients: analysis of the national inpatient sample • The Power to Detect Blood Clot Risk, Right on Your Phone • Kids with rare autoimmune diseases show some symptoms before blood clots: Research • Stroke treatments safe and effective for people with existing disability or dementia • Good news for coffee lovers: Daily coffee may benefit the heart • Brain stimulation shows beneficial effects for motor deficits following stroke • Nausea Drugs and Stroke • Enamel Butterfly Pendant Necklace by Will and Sandy • Apixaban compared with warfarin to prevent thrombosis in thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome: a randomized trial • Review: Common clinical features of #pediatric #antiphospholipid syndrome • Kids with rare autoimmune disease show these symptoms before blood clots • Daily Inspiration: Meet Dr. Allison Quirin • Characteristics and risk factors of retinal vasculopathy in antiphospholipid syndrome • Anticoagulant therapy for life?: it depends on the cause • Reasons You May Have Brain Fog • Direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome: systematic review & meta-analysis • Nadine Samonte gets real with #APS, #PCOS in maternity photo shoot • The 5 Major Signs of a Stroke • Is It Anxiety or Something Else? • Ways to Help Your Hair Grow Faster and Stronger • Low Preconception Complement Levels Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Antiphospholipid Syndrome • What Is APS “Brain Fog”? What Are Some Strategies to Help Manage It? • APS 101 • APS: Past, Present & Future • Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy: A Mom's Difficult Decision • Safety and tolerability of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in people with antiphospholipid antibodies • Depression and Lupus: What’s the Connection? • Aspirin Lowered Preeclampsia Risk in Real-World Lupus Study • Did you or a loved one have a severe pregnancy or childbirth complication? • Weakened Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccine Among Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Medications • Myocardial involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome: Beyond acute myocardial infarction • Deep Learning Model Can Identify Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity • Managing stress when you have lupus • New Findings on the Role of Diet and Gut Bacteria in People with Lupus • Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Livedo Reticularis is Linked to Female Sex and Stroke and Negatively Associated with Thyroid Disease • Are coffee and tea associated with a lower risk of stroke, dementia? • Short-Term COVID-19 Outcomes Worse in SLE, Lupus Nephritis • Direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in patients with single or double antibody-positive antiphospholipid syndrome • COVID-19 pandemic led to fewer initial rheumatology visits, autoimmunity lab tests • Academic Performance Lower Among Children With Chronic Rheumatic Diseases • Patients With SLE Can Have Low Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccines • Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Increase Risk for Arrhythmia in Patients With SLE and RA • Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Strategy Safely Reduces Chest Imaging • Safety and Efficacy of Emerging Treatments in the Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) • Atherosclerosis progression in antiphospholipid syndrome is comparable to diabetes mellitus: a 3-year prospective study • Development of a New International Antiphospholipid Syndrome Classification Criteria Phase I/II Report: Generation and Reduction of Candidate Criteria • Single or triple positivity for #antiphospholipid antibodies in “carriers” or symptomatic patients: Untangling the knot • Post-Stroke #Epilepsy Treatment May Influence Mortality • Managing Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Current and Future Prospects • Reducing or Stopping Hydroxychloroquine Treatment Associated with Increased Lupus Flare Risk • Cardiac and vascular features of arterial and venous primary antiphospholipid syndrome. The multicenter ATHERO-APS study • Rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases more than double risk for COVID-19 death • How Can I Lower the Risk of Blood Clots While Traveling? • Epidemiology of Antiphospholipid Syndrome in the General Population • 'Paucity of data,' no guidance on induced abortion in patients with rheumatic diseases • Immune thrombocytopenia with clinical significance in systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective cohort study of 90 patients • Maggie Paxson, a science teacher at Gainesville High School in the US, has to be incredibly careful to avoid exposure to #COVID-19 while she's teaching in the classroom, this is due to her having antiphospholipid syndrome. • Evusheld: There's a new drug to prevent Covid-19, but there won't be nearly enough for Americans who are eligible • Safety of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: results from the EULAR Coronavirus Vaccine (COVAX) physician-reported registry • Suboptimal Cardiovascular Risk Factor Target Attainment in Patients With Antiphospholipid Syndrome vs RA and Diabetes • Cardiac manifestations in primary antiphospholipid syndrome and their association to antiphospholipid antibodies' types and titers-cross-sectional study of Serbian cohort • Novel Patient-Reported Outcome Tool Assesses Fatigue in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus • What's the Benefit of a Fourth COVID Vaccine? • Lisa Sammaritano, MD, Talks About COVID-19, Pregnancy, and Rheumatic Disease – What We Know So Far • Call to Action: Future Innovations Should Focus on Early Diagnosis and Treatment in SLE • Study finds hydroxychloroquine delays disability for least treatable form of multiple sclerosis • COVID-19 and antiphospholipid antibodies: A position statement and management guidance from AntiPhospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and InternatiOnal Networking (APS ACTION) • One autoimmune disease could lead to another • Aspirin for preeclampsia prophylaxis ‘underutilized’ for high-risk women • ACR recommends fourth dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for patients on immunosuppressants • Researchers Develop Conceptual Framework for Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus • Vitamin D Supplementation Linked to Reduction in Autoimmune Disease • Mechanisms of immunothrombosis and vasculopathy in antiphospholipid syndrome • Antiphospholipid syndrome–mediated acute cerebrovascular diseases and long-term outcomes • Production of anti-PF4 antibodies in antiphospholipid antibody-positive patients is not affected by COVID-19 vaccination • Perinatal Outcomes Compared Among Black Women With and Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus • COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Shows No Benefit for Most Patients • EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome • Lupus anticoagulant test persistence over time and its associations with future thrombotic events • Pregnancy loss may be independent predictor of future CVD, CHD, stroke • Non-criteria manifestations in the presence of #antiphospholipid antibodies in a paediatric cohort • Whispering strokes: A risk factor for future stroke, and what to do about it • Non-criteria manifestations in primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a French multicenter retrospective cohort study • CDC Cuts Booster Interval for the Immunocompromised • Cannabis use tied to recurrent stroke risk in young adults • Height associated with different clinical expressions in primary antiphospholipid syndrome female patients • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Management in Pregnancy • Raynaud’s phenomenon • Internal Medicine Faculty Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation • What lab testing is done for a new evaluation for APS? • Scientists pinpoint mechanisms associated with severe COVID-19 blood clotting • Targeting Metabolism in APS and Lupus • Doctor Receives Solution to COVID Fingers from Rheumatologist, Dr. Jason Knight • What Are APS Headaches and What Can I Do to Manage Them? • Finding Brings Researchers Closer To Finding The Exact Cause Of Inflammation And Clotting In Severe COVID-19 Patients — ScienceDaily • Influence of statin therapy on antiphospholipid antibodies and endothelial dysfunction in young patients with coronary artery disease and systemic lupus erythematosus • 'Boot camp' enzyme prevents autoimmune conditions • Hydroxychloroquine in systemic lupus erythematosus: overview of current knowledge • EULAR develops new recommendations for cardiovascular risk management • In Rare We Care: Pediatric Rheumatic Disease Awareness & Management • Autoantibodies May Underpin Clotting Effects of COVID-19 • Kidney disease in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: Risk factors, pathophysiology and management • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination. A Case Report • Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion associated with antiphospholipid syndrome • Antibody-Activated Endothelial Cells Increase the Risk of Blood Clots with Covid-19 • Let’s talk about blood clots • Cardiovascular disease risk in antiphospholipid syndrome: Thrombo-inflammation and atherothrombosis