Abstracts tagged "biomarkers and microparticles"

Abstract Number: 2748 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microparticles May Play a Role in Causing Thrombosis in Behçet’s Syndrome and Act As a Biomarker for Risk Management
Emon Khan¹, Nicola Ambrose¹, Michael A. Laffan² and Dorian O. Haskard³, ¹Department of Vascular Sciences, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, ²Department of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Thrombosis occurs in 20% of patients with Behçet’s Syndrome (BS) and leads to significant morbidity. There is no robust association between thrombosis in BS…