title: Diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome during the diagnostic workup of second-trimester fetal bradycardia.
abstract: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder associated with either arterial and/or venous thrombosis (1). Two cases of APS, which were diagnosed in the second trimester during the diagnostic workup of fetal bradycardia, are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. nesli4@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Neslihan Carda
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Seckin
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inegöl
authors.forename: Nilgün Oztürk
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Nüket
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bavbek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second