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SUBMITTER: Kawai Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282882 | biostudies-other | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kawai Yasuyuki Y Kitayama Michihiko M Motoyama Atsushi A Wakasa Minoru M Saito Ryuhei R Aoki Hirofumi H Fujibayashi Kousuke K Watanabe Makoto M Takamura Takaaki T Akao Hironobu H Tsuchiya Taketsugu T Kajinami Kouji K
Journal of cardiology cases 20160411 2
A 36-year-old male appeared to have an old myocardial infarction on electrocardiogram, and coronary angiography (CAG) was performed. The CAG showed total occlusions of the right coronary artery and left anterior descending artery. He was successfully treated with drug-eluting stent implantation for both occluded coronary arteries. Such serious coronary lesions are uncommon for his young age. The patient was diagnosed as having antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) based on elevation of anticardiolipin ...[more]