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Not One-Size-Fits-All: Illiasul Ibad Details Antiphospholipid Syndrome Treatment Strategies
Illiasul Ibad/X
Sep 24, 2025, 16:42

Not One-Size-Fits-All: Illiasul Ibad Details Antiphospholipid Syndrome Treatment Strategies

Illiasul Ibad, Rheumatologist at Christian Medical College, posted on X:

”1. How to manage Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)?

It’s not one-size-fits-all. Management depends on 3 key scenarios:

1.  Asymptomatic carrier
2. With thrombosis
3. In pregnancy

Here’s the algorithmic roadmap.

2. How do you manage an asymptomatic aPL-positive patient?

Not everyone needs anticoagulation.

Key:
• Identify CVD risks—>statin
• Look for autoimmune disease—->HCQ
• LDA only for high-risk profiles

APS management begins with risk stratification, not blanket treatment.

3. How to manage APS with thrombosis?

Venous clot → Warfarin (INR 2–3) or LMWH.

Arterial clot → Warfarin + LDA (consider INR 3–4 if recurrent).

DOACs not for APS.

Treatment = lifelong anticoagulation, tailored to site and risk.

4. APS with recurrent thrombosis despite standard warfarin (INR 2–3)?

Next steps:

  • Increase intensity (INR 2.5–3.5 or 3–4)
  • Switch to long-term LMWH
  • Consider fondaparinux

Management needs escalation, not resignation.

5. How to manage pregnancy in women with obstetric APS?

LDA + prophylactic heparin throughout pregnancy:

  • ≥3 miscarriages <10 wks
  • Fetal loss ≥10 wks
  • Delivery <34 wks (eclampsia/placental insufficiency)

Continue LDA + heparin for 6 wks postpartum (safe in breastfeeding)

6. How to manage pregnancy in women with prior thrombotic APS?

  •  Switch warfarin → heparin before 6th week of gestation
  •  Add low-dose aspirin (75–100 mg/d)
  •  Use therapeutic dose heparin (not just prophylactic)

Goal = maternal safety + fetal protection.

7. Pregnancy with recurrent complications despite LDA + heparin?

Next-step options:

  • Escalate heparin to therapeutic dose
  • Add hydroxychloroquine
  • Consider low-dose prednisolone in 1st trimester

IVIG can be tried

For refractory obstetric APS → intensify and individualize care.”

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