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Role of factor V Leiden mutation in patients with angiographically demonstrated coronary artery disease.
Thrombosis research - 15 Jul 1998
Dunn S T, Roberts C R, Schechter E, Moore W E, Lee E T, Eichner J E
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The study sought to determine whether coagulation factor V Leiden (FV Leiden) plays a role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease and/or myocardial infarction. Association of FV Leiden with venous thromboembolism is well established in the literature, but the role of the mutation in arterial thrombotic events is controversial. Some studies have documented an association between the mutation and myocardial...
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