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Anales de Medicina Interna
versão impressa ISSN 0212-7199
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OBON AZUARA, B. et al. Mortality due to heart involvement in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2008, vol.25, n.5, pp.229-230. ISSN 0212-7199.
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.
Palavras-chave : Catastrophic antiphospolipid syndrome; Acute heart failure; Mortality.