Recurrent intracardiac mass in a pregnant woman with antiphospholipid syndrome.

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  • Vítor Matos Medicine Department, Coimbra Hospital Centre.
  • Beatriz Pinheiro
  • Pedro Maia
  • Helena Leite
  • Álvaro Coelho
  • António Fernandes

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.3027

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Clinical manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome result from thromboembolic phenomena that occur in all vascular territories. Cardiac manifestations frequently associated with this syndrome include valvular and myocardial lesions. We present a case report of primary antiphospholipid syndrome in a pregnant young woman with a right atrial mass detected by echocardiography. Its morphological characteristics presented problems in establishing differential diagnosis within atrial thrombus and atrial myxoma. This case was complicated by pulmonary embolism and recurrence of the mass within four months. Cardiac surgery was performed and two masses excised. Histopathological studies showed them to be thrombotic in nature.

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Matos V, Pinheiro B, Maia P, Leite H, Coelho Álvaro, Fernandes A. Recurrent intracardiac mass in a pregnant woman with antiphospholipid syndrome. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 31 de Dezembro de 1994 [citado 30 de Junho de 2024];7:S56-S60. Disponível em: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3027

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