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Video abstract of case report paper "Repeated renal infarction in native and transplanted kidneys due to left ventricular thrombus formation caused by antiphospholipid antibody syndrome" published in the open access International Medical Case Reports Journal by Scully P, Leckstroem D, McGrath A, et al. Abstract: Antiphospholipid syndrome can be a feature of several underlying conditions, such as lupus, but it can also occur idiopathically. Diagnosis usually comes after investigation of recurrent venous or arterial thromboses, emboli, or hypertension/proteinuria where the kidney is involved and is usually confirmed by laboratory testing. We describe a case of a man with a myocardial infarction who developed mural thrombus in an akinetic left ventricular segment but then who recurrently embolized first to one of his native kidneys and then later to a transplanted kidney. Although the clinical behavior was typical of antiphospholipid syndrome, it took numerous laboratory assays over many years until finally the problem was confirmed and life-long warfarin therapy instituted. Read the full paper here:http://www.dovepress.com/repeated-renal-infarction-in-native-and-transplanted-kidneys-due-to-le-peer-reviewed-article