Table 2.
Characteristic | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Location of thrombus | MCA stroke | PE | MCA stroke | DVT |
Age | 33 years | 19 years | 64 years | 54 years |
Sex | F | M | M | F |
aPL profile | LA | LA | aCL, titer 23 | LA |
Number of previous thromboses at baseline | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Prev arterial thrombosis? | Y | N | N | N |
SLE? | N | N | N | N |
> 95% adherence? | Y | Y | Y | No bottles returned |
aCL anticardiolipin antibody, aPL antiphospholipid antibody, DVT deep venous thrombosis, MCA middle cerebral artery, LA lupus anticoagulant, PE pulmonary embolism, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus