Antiphospholipid syndrome cardiac manifestations

Also known as: Cardiac antiphospholipid syndrome

Valve lesions, intracardiac thrombosis and coronary thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome.

Medical specialty: Cardiology
Subspecialty: Cardiology / Rheumatologic cardiology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, more common; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Antiphospholipid antibodies promote thrombosis.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

embolic strokeintracardiac thrombusmyocardial infarctionpulmonary embolismvalve thickening

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