Table 4. Prevalence of persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) defined as 2 positive test results >12 weeks apart in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients.
aPL double-positivity [%] | 6/9 (66.7%) |
aPL subsets, n (%*) | 3 (50%) CL IgG+ |
1 (16.7%) CL & β2GPI IgG+ | |
1 (16.7%) CL IgM+ | |
1 (16.7%) CL & β2GPI IgM+ |
Nine of 13 patients with a positive test result underwent a second antibody testing.
β2GPI, β2 glycoprotein I antibodies; CL, cardiolipin antibodies.
*out of aPL-positive patients.