Vol 62, No 2 (2005)
Other
Published online: 2005-12-12
Resistance to activated protein C in a patient with multiple myocardial infarctions and stroke - a case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.81701
Kardiol Pol 2005;62(2):151-152.
Abstract
Resistance to activated protein C in a patient with multiple myocardial infarctions and stroke - a case report: A case of a 49-year-old female with a history of two myocardial infarctions (MI) and ischaemic stroke is presented. The patient was admitted to the hospital due to a third acute MI. Laboratory investigations revealed resistance to activated protein C due to
factor V Leiden mutation. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with this condition are discussed.
Keywords: resistance to activated c protein - factor v - leiden mutation - myocardial infarction
