title: Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of right atrial thrombi associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: Thromboembolic disorders are a hallmark of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. We describe a patient with IgM antiphospholipid antibodies associated with pulmonary emboli and in situ thrombosis within an otherwise normal right atrium. Echocardiography, particularly the transesophageal study, proved invaluable in providing a diagnosis and guiding our patient's evaluation and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rosenzweig
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kronzon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D007075:Immunoglobulin M