Article
Prevalence of factor V gene mutation amongst myocardial infarction patients and healthy controls is higher in Sweden than in other countries.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Mar 1996
Holm J, Zöller B, Berntorp E, Erhardt L, Dahlbäck B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Haemostatic imbalance may be an aetiological factor in the development of acute coronary syndromes. Inherited resistance to activated protein C (APC) is a common disorder associated with hypercoagulability and lifelong risk of venous thrombosis. APC resistance is due to a single mutati...
Topics
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Factor V
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Myocardial Infarction
- Prevalence
- Protein C
- Retrospective Studies
