Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a 39-year-old woman
Key points A 39-year-old woman with a known history of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) presented to the emergency department with acute shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and presyncope. On presentation, she appeared critically ill with a heart rate of 140 beats/min, blood pressure of 88/53
Authors
- Nezam Altorok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4188-8926)
- Ragheb Assaly
- Fadi Safi
- Ayman Salih
Institutions
- Mettler-Toledo (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.250654
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00