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Heart 79:96-98 doi:10.1136/hrt.79.1.96
  • Case report

Primary antiphospholipid syndrome with acute myocardial infarction recanalised by PTCA

Table 1

Case reports of antiphospholipid syndrome with acute myocardial infarction

Case Reference Age Sex Lesion Treatment Other thrombosis
1 Harpaz et al 5 40 M Anterior t-PA (iv) Pulmonary embolism amaurosis fugax
2 Kattwinkel et al 6 29 F Diffuse Conservative Not described (recurrent fetal loss)
3 Thorp et al 7 29 F Inferior Conservative DVT
4 Miller et al 8 8 F Lateral Resuscitation death Not described
5 Ho et al 9 62 M Anterior t-PA (iv) DVT
6 Sakakibara et al 10 32 F Inferior Conservative CABG Cerebral infarction
7 Chambers et al 11 56 F Inferior Streptokinase (iv) PTCA CABG Not described
8 Kovacs et al 12 56 F Diffuse t-PA (iv) DVT
9 Derksen et al 13 32 F Anterior Conservative DVT
  • t-PA , tissue plasminogen activator; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; DVT, deep vein thrombosis.

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