Hereditary angioedema: an update on available therapeutic options

Pediatric hereditary angioedema: an update

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) with C1-inhibitor (C1-Inh) deficiency (C1-Inh-HAE) is a rare, life-threatening, and disabling genetic disorder characterized by self-limited tissue swelling caused by deficiency or dysfunction of C1-Inh. Our aim in this update is to discuss new advances in HAE therapy, focusing mainly on the various treatment options that have become available recently and also drugs...

Hereditary angioedema: New therapeutic options for a potentially deadly disorder

Although the biochemistry of hereditary angioedema (HAE) is fairly well understood today, the lag in diagnosis of a decade or more suggests that clinicians have low awareness of this disease. This lag in diagnosis and hence treatment certainly stems from the rarity and complexity of the presentation which can be easily mistaken for allergic and non-allergic reactions alike. The symptoms of the ...

Secondary stroke prevention in 2011: an update on available options.

Update on recent trials in the treatment of hereditary angioedema

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic condition that manifests as painful and potentially life-threatening episodic attacks of cutaneous and submucosal swelling. It results from functional deficiency of C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH), which is a regulator of the complement system, contact/kinin system and coagulation system. In HAE patients, the lowplasma concentration of functional C1-...

Update on laboratory tests for the diagnosis and differentiation of hereditary angioedema and acquired angioedema.

The importance of laboratory testing in the diagnosis of hereditary angioedema (HAE) has increased with the advent of new treatment options in recent years. It has been 50 years since HAE was linked to a decrease of C1INH (the inhibitor of complement enzyme, C1 esterase), a link that provided for the first laboratory test available for this disorder. HAE is subdivided into types that can be di...