Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of right atrial thrombi associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome.
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.
Day
S M
SM
Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.
Rosenzweig
B P
BP
Kronzon
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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
D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D007075:Immunoglobulin M