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Acute myocardial infarction requiring mechanical bridge to transplantation in a patient with undiagnosed anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome.

Abstract
We present a young man who sustained an acute myocardial infarction with hemodynamic instability requiring placement of a left ventricular assist device and subsequent cardiac transplantation. Hematologic work-up revealed anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of severe acute heart failure due to anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome in which the patient survived through assist device placement and successful transplantation.
AuthorsClifton C Reade, Rohinton J Morris, Michael A Acker, Mariell Jessup, Michael K Banbury, Y Joseph Woo
JournalThe Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (J Heart Lung Transplant) Vol. 27 Issue 6 Pg. 682-4 (Jun 2008) ISSN: 1557-3117 [Electronic] United States
PMID18503970 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome (complications)
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Heart Failure (etiology, surgery)
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction (complications, etiology)
  • Treatment Outcome

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