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Acute anterior myocardial infarction in a young male patient homozygous for the factor V Leiden mutation.
Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir - 1 Apr 2010
Satiroğlu Omer, Vural Mutlu, Uyar Ibrahim, Bostan Mehmet
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There are several reports on the association between the factor V Leiden mutation and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients, in particular young males. A 28-year-old male patient was admitted with severe chest pain of new onset. He was an active smoker. His father had a history of coronary artery disease and AMI after the age of 45 years. There were no other major coronary risk factors. His...
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