*Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Stroke DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101777*

most prevalent thrombotic event. It was also the 4th leading cause of death in these patients following bacterial infection, myocardial infarction, and malignancy [14].

Patients with APS hospitalized with a stroke also have increased mortality compared to patients without APS [55]. APS has also been identified as an independent risk factor for hemorrhagic transformation of ischemic stroke (OR 2.57, 95%CI 1.14–5.81, p = 0.0228) and extended hospital length of stay [56].
