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18336752

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
Dilated cardiomyopathy due to thrombotic microangiopathy has been rarely reported as a clinical manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) who presented with orthopnea and peripheral oedema. Diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy due to myocardial thrombotic microangiopathy was made and treatment with anticoagulants prevented the worsening of the clinical condition. Interestingly, at variance with other cases, our patient showed no extracardiac signs of APS. The review of the current literature has confirmed that dilated cardiomyopathy due to thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare manifestation of APS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0394-6320
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
237-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Dilated cardiomyopathy due to thrombotic microangiopathy as the only manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report.
pubmed:publicationType
Letter, Review, Case Reports