title: Treatment of recurrent miscarriage and antiphospholipid syndrome with low-dose enoxaparin and aspirin.
abstract: The aim of this retrospective, observational study was to determine the impact of low-dose enoxaparin (20 mg) in conjunction with low-dose aspirin on the pregnancy outcome of women with antiphospholipid syndrome and recurrent miscarriage. The study was conducted in a tertiary referral teaching hospital. A total of 35 women with antiphospholipid syndrome were treated with low-dose enoxaparin and aspirin as soon as pregnancy was confirmed. The outcome of pregnancy was analysed. The miscarriage rate was 7/35 (20%) whereas the live birth rate was 28/35 (80%). In conclusion, low-dose (20 mg) enoxaparin in conjunction with low-dose aspirin treatment produced encouraging results. The findings in this study suggest that there is a case for randomized controlled trials to compare low-dose (20 mg) enoxaparin with higher doses.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Sotiris
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saravelos
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Metwally
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makris
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D017984:Enoxaparin; D001241:Aspirin