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Antiphospholipid syndrome as a cause for recurrent myocardial infarction.
Acute cardiac care - 1 Sept 2013
Snipelisky David, Stancampiano Fernando, Shapiro Brian
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INTRODUCTION: This case describes a patient who suffered three myocardial infarctions over a two-week period. Testing confirmed thrombophilia as the etiology. CASE: A 55-year old male initially presented to the emergency department with a complaint of chest pain. Testing showed an elevated troponin at 2.2 ng/ml and ST elevations on electrocardiogram. The patient was transferred to the cardiac catheterization...
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