How long would you consider the use of low-dose aspirin in a patient with SLE and high risk aPL profile (without a clinical event)?

Topics: Rheumatology • Hematology • Antiphospholipid Syndrome • Systemic lupus erythematosus • Benign Hematology

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I recommend low-dose aspirin (ASA) plus hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to ALL my systemic lupus (SLE) patients unless they have risk factors for bleeding.I do this based upon the 2017 Italian study by Fasano et al. I explain to my patients that there are uncertainties to this recommendation and that furth...

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at Berkshire Health Systems
Interesting how in the past few decades HCQ has (d...

at UTMB Health
In terms of CV prophylaxis, I don't think ASA 325 ...

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