Hyperhomocysteinemia as the only risk factor in a young man presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
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SUBMITTER: Varlamos C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7917407 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
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Hyperhomocysteinemia as the only risk factor in a young man presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Varlamos Charalampos C Pappas Christos C Kiouri Estela E Kosmas Nikolaos N Benetou Despoina-Rafailia DR Rallidis Loukianos S LS
Journal of cardiology cases 20201031 3
Hyperhomocysteinemia has been established as a risk factor for cardiovascular events. This case of a 23-year-old male, presenting with acute coronary thrombosis and unremarkable past medical history, highlights the importance of measuring homocysteine levels in young individuals with acute coronary syndromes, especially those without conventional risk factors. <<b>Learning objective:</b> Hyperhomocysteinemia could be rarely the only risk factor causing an acute coronary syndrome, especially in v ...[more]
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