A Coronary Conundrum: Papillary Muscle Rupture and Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Coronary Thromboembolism in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

• Main Authors: Amar Shere MD (Author), Pradyumna Agasthi MD (Author), Farouk Mookadam MBBch (Author), Sudheer Konduru MBBS (Author), Reza Arsanjani MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder that has a strong propensity for a hypercoagulable state and is known to be associated with venous and arterial thromboembolism. We describe an uncommon case of APS in the setting of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, with thromboembolism, and a ra...