Acute coronary syndrome rarely occurs in young individuals and is seldomly
associated with antiphospholipid syndrome. We report the case of a 26-year-old
Hispanic man who presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and was
treated with urgent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. He
experienced stent thrombosis within 48 h of intervention and subsequently
developed a left apical thrombus. Hypercoagulable state studies were obtained at
admission and 12 weeks after the event establishing the diagnosis of
antiphospholipid syndrome.
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