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ArticleCureus2026

Pulmonary Embolism and Myocardial Infarction With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries in Immune Thrombocytopenia: Unmasking Underlying Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

Muhammad Shahzeb, Faiqa Jabeen Naeem, Kiran Naz, Muhammad Irfan, Nawaid Ahmad, Nawal Rafiq, Ijaz Ul Haq

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Muhammad ShahzebEndocrinology and Diabetes, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS trust, Telford, GBR.
Faiqa Jabeen NaeemAcute Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, GBR.
Kiran NazAcute Medicine, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, GBR.
Muhammad IrfanInternal Medicine, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, GBR.
Nawaid AhmadRespiratory and Acute Medicine, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Telford, GBR.
Nawal RafiqAccident and Emergency, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar, PAK.
Ijaz Ul HaqMedicine, Northwest General Hospital and Research Center, Peshawar, PAK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report presents the clinical scenario of a 35-year-old male patient who experienced chest pain due to a combination of pulmonary embolism (PE) and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA), concurrently while undergoing treatment with avatrombopag for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). His investigations included a CT pulmonary angiogram that confirmed a PE, a coronary angiography which was normal, a cardiac MRI which showed evidence of subendocardial infarct, and a CT coronary angiogram, which was normal. His unique presentation with these findings prompted further investigations, which revealed an undiagnosed antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) alongside a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Hence, the paradoxical thrombotic incidents were precipitated by this unique diagnosis. After establishing the diagnosis, our patient was commenced on warfarin, and his treatment protocol for ITP was changed to a different drug. He remains under haematology follow-up.

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antiphospholipid syndrome (aps)autoimmune thrombocytopeniahypercoagulable stateimmune thrombocytopenia (itp)myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (minoca)paradoxical thrombosispatent foramen ovale (pfo)pulmonary embolismthromboembolism

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PMID41640928
PMCPMC12865867

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