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Myocardial infarction under the age of 36: prevalence of thrombophilic disorders.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Aug 2003
Rallidis Loukianos S, Belesi Chrusula I, Manioudaki Helen S, Chatziioakimidis Vassilis K, Fakitsa Vassiliki C, Sinos Loukas E, Laoutaris Nikolaos P, Apostolou Thomas S
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that thrombotic tendency increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). To investigate the association between the risk of MI at a young age and genetic thrombogenic disorders (G20210A mutation in the prothrombin gene, G1691A mutation in the factor V gene and deficiencies of protein C, protein S and antithrombin III) we conducted a case-control study among 70 survivors of MI who had...
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