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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: The difficulties of diagnosis
This article reviews screening, diagnosis, and management of APS with a focus on the prevention of long-term complications.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants - November 30, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: CME: Hematology Source Type: research

A thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale
ABSTRACT: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a congenital heart defect that may first be diagnosed in adulthood and has a prevalence of 25% to 30%. Although many patients with PFO are asymptomatic and do not require treatment, paradoxical embolism can cause stroke or myocardial infarction. The authors report an unusual case of PFO with a transversing thrombus in an 80-year-old man. The patient's initial presentation appeared clinically as acute coronary syndrome, but he was subsequently diagnosed with a massive thrombus in transit via a PFO and pulmonary embolus leading to right-sided heart failure.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants - October 1, 2014 Category: Primary Care Tags: Case Report Source Type: research