title: [Cardiac involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome].
abstract: Cardiac involvement is unfrequent in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) but its prognosis is poor. It may involve all the cardiac structures. Endocardial involvement is the most frequent feature. Prognosis of coronary arteries involvement is poor. Catastrophic APS may be revealed by cardiac symptoms. Except for the catastrophic APS, there is no specific treatment as anticoagulation remains the gold standard.
authors.affiliation: Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie-Paris 6, AP-HP, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, service de médecine interne II, CNRS, UMR 7211, 75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geri
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cacoub
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003663:Decision Trees; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans