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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV with a unique point mutation in COL3A1 and familial phenotype of myocardial infarction without organic coronary stenosis.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jan 2001
Nishiyama Y, Nejima J, Watanabe A, Kotani E, Sakai N, Hatamochi A, Shinkai H, Kiuchi K, Tamura K, Shimada T, Takano T, Katayama Y
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We report on a 43-year-old male patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV with acute myocardial infarction (MI) without organic coronary stenosis. The disease was complicated with pneumothorax, subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, and splenic artery rupture. Three of the patient's family members suffered sudden cardiac death or MI. A diagnosis of EDS type IV was confirmed by decreased production of...
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