Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome
The cardiovascular system is one of the primary targets in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. The valves are the most frequently affected. Atherosclerosis and coronary thrombosis are also seen. The risk of acute coronary syndrome is 10 times higher in patients with APS. We present an APS patie...
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| author | Şerafettin Demir Ceyhun Yucel Mucahit Tufenk Aydin Rodi Tosu Murat Selcuk Abdi Bozkurt |
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| description | The cardiovascular system is one of the primary targets in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. The valves are the most frequently affected. Atherosclerosis and coronary thrombosis are also seen. The risk of acute coronary syndrome is 10 times higher in patients with APS. We present an APS patient case who was hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome and who was later found to have coronary artery fistula. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6830555a85ed4278b1eb21b6a4a5568a2025-08-20T03:34:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/708947708947Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid SyndromeŞerafettin Demir0Ceyhun Yucel1Mucahit Tufenk2Aydin Rodi Tosu3Murat Selcuk4Abdi Bozkurt5Adana State Hospital, Department of Cardiology, 01270 Adana, TurkeyReyhanli State Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Reyhanli, Hatay, TurkeyKızıltepe State Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kızıltepe, Mardin, TurkeyVan Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Van, TurkeyVan Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Van, TurkeyÇukurova University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, 01330 Adana, TurkeyThe cardiovascular system is one of the primary targets in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. The valves are the most frequently affected. Atherosclerosis and coronary thrombosis are also seen. The risk of acute coronary syndrome is 10 times higher in patients with APS. We present an APS patient case who was hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome and who was later found to have coronary artery fistula.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/708947 |
| spellingShingle | Şerafettin Demir Ceyhun Yucel Mucahit Tufenk Aydin Rodi Tosu Murat Selcuk Abdi Bozkurt Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| title_full | Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| title_short | Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| title_sort | coronary artery fistula presenting as unstable angina pectoris in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/708947 |
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