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Hughes syndrome

Hughes syndrome is a condition where clots (thromboses) tend to form in the blood vessels.  It is also called ‘sticky blood’ and is also known as antiphospholipid syndrome, or APS.  The condition was discovered by Dr Graham Hughes and his team in London following considerable research and observation, and was detailed to the medical profession in 1983.  He gave it the name of APS in the 1990s, but his colleagues later renamed it Hughes syndrome in his honour.

There are many ways in which blood clots can affect the body, but Hughes syndrome is a relatively common and preventable cause of recurrent stroke, heart attack, thrombosis and pregnancy loss.  It affects both men and women, but is mainly seen in women.

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