Antiphospholipid syndrome; its implication in cardiovascular diseases: a review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) is a rare syndrome mainly characterized by several hyper-coagulable complications and therefore, implicated in the operated cardiac surgery patient. APLS comprises clinical features such as arterial or venous thromboses, valve dis...

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Main Authors: Goudevenos John, Papadopoulos Georgios, Baikoussis Nikolaos G, Siminelakis Stavros N, Koniari Ioanna, Apostolakis Efstratios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/101