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[Resistance to activated protein C in a patient with multiple myocardial infarctions and stroke--a case report].
Kardiologia polska - 1 Feb 2005
Kozłowska Iwona, Krzystolik Andrzej, Rózański Jacek, Nikodemska Iwona, Kurowski Michał, Ciechanowski Kazimierz
Abstract excerpt
A case of a 49-year-old female with a history of two myocardial infarctions (MI) and ischaemic stroke is presented. The patient was admitted to the hospital due to a third acute MI. Laboratory investigations revealed resistance to activated protein C due to factor V Leiden mutation. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with this condition are discussed.
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