Types

•  ACA belong to a group of antibodies that react with negatively charged phospholipids. Cardiolipin antibodies are autoantibodies that mistakenly target body’s own cardiolipins (substance found in the cell membranes & platelets)

• Cardiolipns are lipid molecules that play an important role in the blood clotting pr...

Description

• Normal : ≤ 15
• Positive : > 15

When to get Tested

• When there is symptoms suggestive of Thrombotic episode (blood clot)
• If there is s/s of DVT( Leg pain or tenderness , oedema, discolouration of leg)
• If there is s/s of Pulmonary Embolism ( Sudden shortness of Breath, laboured breathing, Coughing, Haemoptysis, rapid heart rate , chest pain )
• When a woman has recurrent miscarriages

Elevated Level

• DVT
• Pulmonary embolism
• Recurrent miscarriages
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Venous and arterial thrombosis
• Thrombocytopenia
• Recurrent foetal loss
• Myocardial infarction
• Neurological conditions

Decreased Level