TY - JOUR T1 - Are Thrombotic Events in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Vasculitis Related to the Effect of Antiphospholipid Antibodies? JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 866 LP - 866 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.190358 VL - 46 IS - 7 AU - BRUCE M. ROTHSCHILD Y1 - 2019/07/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/7/866.1.abstract N2 - To the Editor:The high incidence of thrombotic phenomenon among individuals with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV) was the subject of an intriguing article by Kang, et al1. The reported susceptibility to both arterial and venous thrombotic events is also uniquely characteristic of the antiphospholipid syndrome2,3. Similarly, a possible explanation for thrombotic events in AAV may be modulation of platelet function … Address correspondence to Dr. B.M. Rothschild, 2401 W. University Ave., Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA. E-mail: spondylair{at}gmail.com ER -