Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways
By: by Graham Hughes, Munther A Khamashta
Contributors: Khamashta, Munther A.; SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9781447151616
Subjects: Medicine; Rheumatology; Medicine & Public Health
Description: Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a handy and easy-to-read guide to the main features of Hughes syndrome. There has been worldwide interest in this 'new' syndrome (first described in 1983). A clotting tendency which can potentially affect any organ in the body, it is: *         responsible for 1 in 5 recurrent miscarriages (now successfully treated with aspirin and heparin) *         responsible for 1 in 5 young (under 45) strokes *         a major cause of early heart attacks *         responsible for 1 in 5 deep vein thromboses *         an important cause of migraine.   Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a valuable resource for professionals with an interest in the subject, as well as general practitioners and patients.