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Assessment of 2023 ACR/EULAR antiphospholipid syndrome classification criteria in a Spanish cohort

  • Rodrigo Cantera Estefanía ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Rafael Gálvez Sánchez , María Abando Casuso , José Antonio Flores García , Raquel García Ruiz , Irene Gorostidi Álvarez , Héctor Cruz Barquín , María Oviedo Madrid , Marina Herrero López , Ligia Gabriela Gabrie Rodríguez , Juan José Domínguez García , Ariadna García Ascacíbar , José Luis Hernández Hernández , Lucrecia Yáñez San Segundo ORCID logo , Belén González-Mesones Galán , María Luisa González Ponte , Marcos López Hoyos ORCID logo , Gala Aglaia Méndez Navarro , Sara del Barrio Longarela und Víctor Manuel Martínez Taboada ORCID logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 14. Juli 2025

Abstract

Objectives

The 2023 ACR/EULAR criteria aim to improve the classification of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). This study aims to validate these criteria and compare clinical and laboratory domains between classified and non-classified patients.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, a tertiary referral center in Cantabria, Spain. Data were retrieved from the laboratory information system, identifying patients with at least one positive determination of lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin (aCL), or anti-β2 glycoprotein I (anti-β2GPI) between January 2018 and March 2024. Patients were classified according to the 2006 Sydney and 2023 ACR/EULAR criteria.

Results

Among 375 patients meeting the Sydney criteria, 152 (40.6 %) fulfilled the 2023 ACR/EULAR criteria. The sensitivity and specificity of the 2023 ACR/EULAR criteria were 30.2 and 97.7 % respectively, with a positive predictive value of 0.84, and a negative predictive value of 0.77. Area under the ROC curve was 0.639 (95 % CI: 0.605–0.673). The exclusion of thrombosis with high-risk thrombotic profiles and recurrent pregnancy loss or fetal death as individual events on obstetric APS accounted for most declassified patients. Additionally, patients meeting the 2023 ACR/EULAR criteria had a higher prevalence of arterial thrombosis without cardiovascular risk factors. In laboratory domains, isolated IgM aPL positivity was a major exclusion factor due to its lower weight in the new criteria.

Conclusions

The 2023 ACR/EULAR criteria enhance specificity but significantly reduce sensitivity, excluding many APS patients, particularly those with obstetric APS or IgM aPL. This raises concerns about clinical trial eligibility and applicability in diverse populations.


Corresponding author: Rodrigo Cantera Estefanía, Hematology Department, University Hospital of Navarra, C. Irunlarrea 3, 31008, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, E-mail:

  1. Research ethics: This study was approved by Cantabria Ethics Committee for Research with Medicines and Healthcare Products (CEIm2024.111).

  2. Informed consent: No informed consent was obtained. Exemption for use of informed consent was obtained from Cantabria Ethics Committee for Research with Medicines and Healthcare Products.

  3. Author contributions: RCE and VMMT contributed to the design of the study, lead the statistical analysis, writing, and critical revision of the final manuscript. RCE lead the data collection. RGS, MAC, JAFG, RGR, IGA, HCB, MOM, MHL, LGGR, AGA and SDBL contributed to data collection. JLHH, LYSS and JJDG contributed to statistical analysis. All authors contributed to a literature review on the topic and a critical revision of the manuscript. All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  4. Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.

  5. Conflict of interest: The authors state no conflict of interest.

  6. Research funding: None declared.

  7. Data availability: Data is electronically stored and available for sharing upon reasonable request.

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Supplementary Material

This article contains supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2025-0508).


Received: 2025-03-11
Accepted: 2025-06-19
Published Online: 2025-07-14
Published in Print: 2025-10-27

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