Non compaction cardiomyopathy and Antiphospholipid syndrome: A catastrophic thromboembolic association

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 126-128

  Pugliatti, Pietro ^a   Di Bella, Gianluca ^a   Recupero, Antonino ^b   Patanè, Salvatore ^a   Coglitore, Sebastiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Cardiologia Nuovo Presidio Ospedaliero Cutroni Zodda Barcellona PdG(Me)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Non compaction cardiomyopathy; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON COMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIURETICS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 46249101598     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.043     Document Type: Article

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