• Proteins C and S, and AT III are decreased.
• Some people develop antiphospholipid antibodies (so-called lupus anticoagulant).
• Increases in vWF and D-dimers are seen.
• The presence of malignancies and destruction of infections increase likelihood of thrmobosis.
• Protease inhibitors may predispose to thrombosis.

The heart, no valentine
decides to quit after lunch,
the power shut off like a switch,
a tiny dark ship is unmoored
into the flow of the body’s rivers,
the brain a monastery,
defenseless on the shore.