Bipolar disorder, ischemic stroke, mitral valve vegetation and recurrent venous thrombosis due to antiphospholipid syndrome despite rivaroxaban

Antiphospholipid syndrome(APS) is an autoimmune disorder. The diagnostic criteria comprise clinical criteria - vascular thrombosis or pregnancy morbidity - together with laboratory criterion: lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin(aCL) antibody of immunoglobulin(Ig)G/IgM isotype or anti-β2-glycoprotein-I antibody of IgG/M isotype [1].
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research