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Compound heterozygous MTHFR (C677T and A1298C) variants and anterior STEMI: cause or bystander?
Future cardiology - 1 Aug 2021
Bazmpani Maria Anna, Karvounis Haralambos, Kassimis George
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We present the case of a 40-year-old female patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction successfully treated with a primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Thrombophilia testing revealed compound heterozygous MTHFR (C677T and A1298C) variants. We searched the literature for myocardial infarction in the setting of MTHFR polymorphisms and the possible pathophysiologic mechanisms. In young patients...
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