A 42 year old female lupus anticoagulant positive case with frequent hospitalization with recurrent stent stenosis.

Dr. Naresh Sen

Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

A 42 year old female lupus anticoagulant positive case with frequent hospitalization with recurrent stent stenosis.

Dr. Naresh Sen

Abstract :

A 42–year–old female presented with frequent episodes of acute coronary syndrome and was found to have severe coronary artery disease. However, despite percutaneous coronary intervention with adequate anticoagulation, the patient had recurrent stent stenosis during the hospitalization, finally she was found as lupus anticoagulant positive. She was treated initially with low molecular weight heparin followed by oral warfarin with maintain INR and became asymptomatic after few months.