title: Primary antiphospholipid syndrome, hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy and hypotelorism.
abstract: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder associated with arterial/venous thrombosis. Cardiac manifestations of APS include valve stenosis/insufficiency, coronary artery disease and myocardial dysfunction presenting as dilated cardiomyopathy. In the following report, we present the case of a man with primary APS, hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy and hypotelorism-a combination that has not yet been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Medical Intensive Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kellermair
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Medical Intensive Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Juergen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kammler
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laubichler
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Medical Intensive Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Clemens
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Steinwender
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019066:Facies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male