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Antiphospholipid antibodies and risk of myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke in young women in the RATIO study: a case-control study 

Jump to full article: The Lancet, 2009-09-28
Author: Rolf T Urbanus PhD a, Bob Siegerink MSc b, Mark Roest PhD a, Frits R Rosendaal MD b c, Philip G de Groot PhD a , Ale Alg

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Our results suggest that lupus anticoagulant is a major risk factor for arterial thrombotic events in young women, and the presence of other cardiovascular risk factors increases the risk even further.

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