1. Clinical features and risk factors of portal vein thrombosis in 28 patients with antiphospholipid syndrome
Hanxiao YOU ; Jiuliang ZHAO ; Qiang WANG ; Xinping TIAN ; Mengtao LI ; Xiaofeng ZENG
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2019;58(12):894-898
Objective:
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare and severe clinical manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), as well as a predictor of poor prognosis. This study was conducted to explore the clinical features and risk factors of PVT in APS patients.
Methods:
A total of 123 APS patients diagnosed from 2012 to 2019 were retrospectively enrolled. The diagnosis of PVT was made according to the 2009 American College of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria. Clinical and laboratory data were collected. A multivariate (MV) logistic regression model was constructed using a stepwise forward selection procedure among those candidate univariables with