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Diffuse cerebral infarct associated with factor V Leiden and prothrombin 20210A mutations in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Dec 2009
Sipahi Tansu, Karademir Selmin, Kuybulu Ayça, Akar Nejat
Abstract excerpt
A 2-year-old girl with tetralogy of Fallot presented with diffuse cranial infarct after cardiac angiography. Heterozygosity for factor V Leiden and prothrombin 20210A mutations were detected. The authors suggest that if thrombosis develops in patients with congenital heart disease, genetic risk factors should be evaluated.
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