Cardiac involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome: The diagnostic role of noninvasive cardiac imaging

Abstract Objectives The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder of acquired hypercoagulability characterized by vascular thrombosis, increased pregnancy morbidity, and elevated levels of antiphospholipid antibodies. Cardiac involvement in APS may be presented as heart valve disease...

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Veröffentlicht in:Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2016-04, Vol.45 (5), p.611-616
Hauptverfasser: Mavrogeni, Sophie I., MD, FESC, Sfikakis, Petros P., MD, PhD, Kitas, George D., MD, PhD, Kolovou, Genovefa, MD, PhD, Tektonidou, Maria G., MD, PhD
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