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El Hasbani G, Uthman I. An update on the endocrine manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome. Int J Rheum Dis 2024; 27:e15253. [PMID: 38967004 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.15253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
Abstract
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS), characterized by hypercoagulability and pregnancy morbidity, poses a significant clinical challenge when involving organ systems, such as the endocrine system. APS can directly and indirectly influence the anterior and posterior lobes of the pituitary gland. The thyroid gland exhibits involvement, especially in patients with positive anticardiolipin antibodies, yet the clinical significance of the relationship with APS remains elusive. The pancreas, often overlooked, manifests in diverse ways, from pancreatitis to implications in diabetes. Adrenal insufficiency emerges as a common endocrine manifestation of APS, with adrenal hemorrhage or infarction being a presenting manifestation. Adrenal gland involvement has also been reported in the context of catastrophic APS. Pregnancy complications and infertility might be effects of APS on the female ovaries, while testicular torsion and decreased sperm concentration and total sperm count have been reported as rare effects of APS on male testes.
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- Georges El Hasbani
- Department of Medicine, Hartford HealthCare St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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Stammler R, Nguyen Y, Yelnik C, Le Guern V, Lambert M, Paule R, Hachulla E, Mouthon L, Dupré A, Ackermann F, Dufrost V, Wahl D, Godeau B, Leroux G, Benhamou Y, Lazaro E, Daugas E, Bezanahary H, Mekinian A, Piette JC, Morel N, Costedoat-Chalumeau N. Precipitating factors of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: the role of anticoagulant treatment in a series of 112 patients. J Thromb Haemost 2023; 21:1258-1265. [PMID: 36792010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevention of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), a rare complication of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), is a major goal. OBJECTIVES We analyzed its precipitating factors, focusing on anticoagulation immediately before CAPS episodes. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patients in the French multicenter APS/systemic lupus erythematosus database with at least 1 CAPS episode. Then we compared each patient with known APS before CAPS with 2 patients with non-CAPS APS matched for age, sex, center, and APS phenotype. RESULTS We included 112 patients with CAPS (70% women; mean age, 43 ± 15 years). At least 1 standard precipitating factor of CAPS was observed for 67 patients (64%), which were mainly infections (n = 28, 27%), pregnancy (n = 23, 22%), and surgery (n = 16, 15%). Before the CAPS episode, 67 (60%) patients already had a diagnosis of APS. Of the 61 treated with anticoagulants, 32 (48%) received vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), 23 (34%) heparin, and 2 (3%) a direct oral anticoagulant. They were less likely than their matched patients with APS without CAPS to receive VKA (48% vs 66%, p = .001). Among those treated with VKA, 72% had a subtherapeutic international normalized ratio (ie, <2) versus 28% in patients with APS without CAPS (p < .001). Finally, excluding pregnant patients (n = 14) for whom we could not differentiate the effect of treatment from that of pregnancy, we were left with 47 cases, 32 (68%) of whom had recently begun a direct oral anticoagulant, planned bridging therapy, or had VKA treatment with international normalized ratio <2. CONCLUSION These results strongly suggest that suboptimal anticoagulation management can trigger CAPS in patients with thrombotic APS.
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- Romain Stammler
- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Service de Médecine Interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Centre de référence des maladies autoimmunes systémiques rares du nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), U1167 RID-AGE, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Service de Médecine Interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Centre de référence des maladies autoimmunes systémiques rares du nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), U1167 RID-AGE, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Service de Médecine Interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Centre de référence des maladies autoimmunes systémiques rares du nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), U1167 RID-AGE, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Foch Hospital, Referral Center for Hypereosinophilic Syndromes, Suresnes, France
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- Vascular Medicine Division and Regional Competence Centre for Rare Vascular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, CHRU Nancy, France
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- Vascular Medicine Division and Regional Competence Centre for Rare Vascular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, CHRU Nancy, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Mondor Hospital, Paris France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Paris, France; and Sorbonne University
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Centre Hospitalier de Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Centre Hospitalier de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Nephrology, AP-HP, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, APHP, Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Paris, France; and Sorbonne University
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- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, AP-HP, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases of Ile de France, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Center for Epidemiology and Statistics, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Paris, France.
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Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage with Mild Hypoadrenalism in a Patient Anticoagulated with Apixaban for Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Rep Endocrinol 2022; 2022:6538800. [PMID: 36504598 PMCID: PMC9729038 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6538800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Adrenal hemorrhage (AH) is a serious endocrine complication of antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS). Case Presentation. We report a 45-year-old man who presented with several deep venous thromboses and was initially treated with apixaban, who later developed bilateral AH. Laboratory findings were consistent with cortisol deficiency yet preserved aldosterone physiology. He was diagnosed with APLS and treated with warfarin. After 8 months of follow-up, he remained on cortisol replacement with no evidence of recovery. We reviewed PubMed/MEDLINE indexed articles from 1950 to 2022 for cases of AH in APLS patients on anticoagulation. Six cases of patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) were reported. Discussion. The unique vasculature of the adrenal glands creates a "functional vascular dam" in the zona reticularis, which is susceptible to thrombosis in situ and hemorrhage. DOACs may further increase the risk of AH. Conclusion Depending on the degree of adrenal involvement in AH, patients can present with partial or complete primary adrenal insufficiency. More data are needed to characterize adrenal function after AH, and the safety of DOAC versus warfarin in patients with APLS warrants further studies.
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Morel N, Le Guern V, Mouthon L, Piette JC, Costedoat-Chalumeau N. [Heart involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome]. Rev Med Interne 2022; 43:645-648. [PMID: 36088204 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2022.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cardiac involvement in systemic lupus (SL) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) can be due to variables and involve different presentations. Pericarditis is the most common lupus manifestation and occurs in 16% to 25% of patients. While corticosteroids are usually very effective, colchicine may avoid steroids and prevent relapse. Myocarditis during SL is rare and often inaugural. They may manifest as chest pain, acute heart failure, arrhythmias or conduction disturbances, and may progress to dilated cardiomyopathy and/or permanent heart failure. Their prognosis is however generally good, even in the absence of treatment with cyclophosphamide for the less serious forms. Finally, coronary involvement in SL is most often due to atherosclerotic, thrombotic origin (generally in the context of associated APS), and exceptionally explained by coronary vasculitis. During APS, valve disease is frequent and usually asymptomatic. Thrombotic damage can be (1) coronary, typically manifesting as a myocardial infarction in a young subject with healthy coronary arteries, (2) much more rarely intracardiac, or (3) microcirculatory, generally as part of a catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) leading to a multiorgan failure. Finally, iatrogenic cardiac manifestations can exceptionally be seen during treatment with cyclophosphamide or antimalarials characterized by conduction disorders and/or heart failure.
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- N Morel
- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence maladies auto-immunes et systémiques rares d'Île-de-France, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence maladies auto-immunes et systémiques rares d'Île-de-France, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence maladies auto-immunes et systémiques rares d'Île-de-France, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Service de médecine interne, groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence maladies auto-immunes et systémiques rares d'Île-de-France, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France; Université de Paris, Paris, France; Centre d'épidémiologie clinique, hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, AP-HP, 75004 Paris, France.
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Tumian NR, Hunt BJ. Clinical Management of Thrombotic Antiphospholipid Syndrome. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11030735. [PMID: 35160188 PMCID: PMC8836580 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Thrombotic manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome are often a therapeutic dilemma and challenge. Despite our increasing knowledge of this relatively new disease, many issues remain widely unknown and controversial. In this review, we summarise the latest literature and guidelines on the management of thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome. These include the laboratory assays involved in antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) testing, the use of direct oral anticoagulants in secondary prevention, management of recurrent thrombosis, individuals with isolated aPL, and catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. Treatment aims to prevent the potentially fatal and often disabling complications of APS with antithrombotic and cardiovascular risks prevention strategies. Some insights and updates on topical issues in APS are provided. We also include our current practice, which we believe is the pragmatic approach based on the currently available evidence.
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- Nor Rafeah Tumian
- Haemostasis & Thrombosis Centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK;
- Clinical Haematology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Haemostasis & Thrombosis Centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK;
- Correspondence:
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Koval N, Alves M, Plácido R, Almeida AG, Fonseca JE, Ferreira JJ, Pinto FJ, Caldeira D. Direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis. RMD Open 2021; 7:rmdopen-2021-001678. [PMID: 34253684 PMCID: PMC8276293 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Despite vitamin K antagonists (VKA) being the gold standard in the prevention of thromboembolic events in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), non-vitamin K antagonists oral anticoagulants/direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been used off-label. Objective We aimed to perform a systematic review comparing DOACs to VKA regarding prevention of thromboembolic events, occurrence of bleeding events and mortality in patients with APS. Methods An electronic database search was performed through MEDLINE, CENTRAL and Web of Science. After data extraction, we pooled the results using risk ratio (RR) and 95% CI. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I². The outcomes considered were all thromboembolic events as primary, and major bleeding, all bleeding events and mortality as secondary. Evidence confidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology. Results We included 7 studies and a total of 835 patients for analyses. Thromboembolic events were significantly increased in DOACs arm, compared with VKA—RR 1.69, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.62, I²—24%, n=719, 6 studies. In studies using exclusively rivaroxaban, which was the most representative drug in all included studies, the thromboembolic risk was increased threefold (RR 3.36, 95% CI 1.53 to 7.37). The risks of major bleeding, all bleeding events and mortality were not significantly different from control arm. The grade of certainty of our results is very low. Conclusions Current evidence suggests DOACs use, particularly rivaroxaban, among patients with APS, is less effective than VKA since it is associated with 69% increased risk of thromboembolic events. Trial registration number CRD42020216178.
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- Nazariy Koval
- Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Clinica e Terapêutica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Medicina III, Hospital Pulido Valente (CHULN), Lisboa, Portugal.,Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (CCUL), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (CCUL), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte (CHULN), Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Clinica e Terapêutica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,CNS - Campus Neurológico Sénior, Torres Vedras, Portugal
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- Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (CCUL), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Clinica e Terapêutica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal .,Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (CCUL), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (CHULN), Lisboa, Portugal
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Allain JS, Paven E, Henriot B, Belhomme N, Le Bot A, Ballerie A, Jego P. [Libman-Sacks endocarditis under apixaban in a patient with a high-risk profile venous antiphospholipid syndrome]. Rev Med Interne 2020; 42:218-222. [PMID: 33153775 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2020.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Libman-Sacks endocarditis is a rare complication of antiphospholipid syndrome. Anti-vitamin K therapy is the standard treatment, although valvular replacement surgery may be required in some severe cases. In the latest EULAR recommendations, it is advised not to use direct oral anticoagulants in the management of antiphospholipid syndrome, especially of high-risk profile. CASE REPORT We present a case of a mitral Libman-Sacks endocarditis complicated with multiple strokes occurring in the setting of an antiphospholipid syndrome with triple positive antibody profile in a 63-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis. She was previously treated with apixaban for two years. Tinzaparin followed by prolonged warfarine treatment and two months of hydroxychloroquine resulted in valvular improvement. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first case of Libman-Sacks endocarditis occurring during apixaban therapy in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome. This severe case highlights the inefficiency of direct oral anticoagulants to prevent thrombotic events in the antiphospholipid syndrome.
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- J-S Allain
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Unité d'Investigation Clinique, Rennes University Hospital, Pontchaillou Hospital, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35 000 Rennes, France; Pole CVM, Paul Broussais General Hospital Center, Saint Malo, France; Clinical Investigation Center of Rennes, National Institute of Health and Scientific Research (CIC-INSERM 1414), Rennes, France.
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- Department of Cardiology, Rennes University Hospital, Pontchaillou Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Pole CVM, Paul Broussais General Hospital Center, Saint Malo, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Unité d'Investigation Clinique, Rennes University Hospital, Pontchaillou Hospital, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35 000 Rennes, France
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- Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care Unit, Rennes University Hospital, Pontchaillou Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Unité d'Investigation Clinique, Rennes University Hospital, Pontchaillou Hospital, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35 000 Rennes, France; Inserm, EHESP, IRSET (institut de recherche en santé, Environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, Rennes 1 University, Rennes, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Unité d'Investigation Clinique, Rennes University Hospital, Pontchaillou Hospital, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35 000 Rennes, France; Inserm, EHESP, IRSET (institut de recherche en santé, Environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085, Rennes 1 University, Rennes, France
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