title: Non-infective verrucous endocarditis in a patient with 'primary' antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: A 27-year-old women with 'primary' antiphospholipid syndrome, who developed a haemodynamically significant non-infective verrucous endocarditis is reported. Her mother suffered from antiphospholipid syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. A pathogenetic role of antiphospholipid antibodies in heart valve lesions is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Font
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cervera
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paré
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Soto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pallarés
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azqueta
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khamashta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000276:immunology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D010743:Phospholipids