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Recurrent arterial thrombosis associated with the antithrombin basel variant and elevated lipoprotein(a) plasma level in an adolescent patient.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 May 2012
Szilágyi Szabolcs, Péter Andrea, Magyar Mária Tünde, Balogh Sándor, Bereczky Zsuzsanna
Abstract excerpt
Both myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke are rare in the young. Yet a 15-year-old male patient suffered a myocardial infarction and later an ischemic stroke despite uninterrupted antiplatelet therapy. His medical history involved the surgical correction of an incomplete atrioventricular canal defect at the age of 13 years. No cardiovascular risk factors other than elevated lipoprotein(a) level could be...
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