Mortality due to heart involvement in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

Catastrophic antiphospolipid syndrome (CAPS) is extremely rare antiphospolipid syndrome (APS) variety associated to higher mortality. When heart involvement appears has worsening pronostic. We reported a CAPS case, possibily afterward sting wasp triggering, with acute heart failure during evolution....

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Published inAnales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 229 - 230
Main Authors Obón Azuara, B, Ortas Nadal, M R, Gutiérrez Cía, I, Bustamante Rodríguez, R, Velilla Soriano, C, Villanueva Anadón, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.05.2008
Subjects
Acute Disease
Antiphospholipid Syndrome - complications
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Failure - mortality
Humans
Middle Aged
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Summary:Catastrophic antiphospolipid syndrome (CAPS) is extremely rare antiphospolipid syndrome (APS) variety associated to higher mortality. When heart involvement appears has worsening pronostic. We reported a CAPS case, possibily afterward sting wasp triggering, with acute heart failure during evolution. The patient died despite angiographic stents, anticoagulation, corticoids and plasmaphereses treatment carried out.
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ISSN:0212-7199