Non-infective verrucous endocarditis in a patient with 'primary' antiphospholipid syndrome.
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.
Font
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
Cervera
R
R
Paré
C
C
López-Soto
A
A
Pallarés
L
L
Azqueta
M
M
Khamashta
M A
MA
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*
D000906:Antibodies; D010743:Phospholipids