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Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Mass in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
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  • Mohammad Sahebjam,
  • Hamidreza Poorhosseini,
  • Arezu Hajiali,
  • Tayebe Mohammadgholizad,
  • Saba Mohammadzadeh
Mohammad Sahebjam
Tehran Heart Center
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Hamidreza Poorhosseini
Tehran Heart Center
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Arezu Hajiali
Tehran Heart Center
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Tayebe Mohammadgholizad
Tehran Heart Center
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Saba Mohammadzadeh
Tehran Heart Center

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Abstract

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is well known for its association with arterial and venous thrombosis. Intracardiac thrombosis -more often involving right atrium- although rare, could be a serious manifestation of the disease, complicating its course. We describe a 49-year-old man with known history of APS and multiple myocardial infarction episodes and episodes of venous and arterial thrombosis, who presented with worsening dyspnea. Further evaluations revealed the presence of a mobile mass in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) in favor of thrombosis. The patient was medically managed with aggressive anticoagulation and the RVOT mass underwent regression on follow-up imaging investigations.