Primary Coronary Sinus Thrombosis in Secondary Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Abstract

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLA) is a non-inflammatory autoimmune disease characterised by spontaneous abortion, thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (arterial and venous). Intracardiac thrombosis is a rare complication of APLA, but coronary sinus thrombosis in APLA has hitherto not been reported. We recently treated a young woman with secondary APLA and systemic lupus erythematosus in whom coronary sinus thrombosis was detected in association with recurrent pulmonary embolism.

Keywords

• intracardiac thrombosis
• antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
• systemic lupus erythematosus
• coronary sinus thrombosis