Hereditary Protein S Deficiency With a History of Recurrent Myocardial Infarction A Case Report

Nobuyuki Ogasawara; Yoshiyuki Kijima; Shinpei Ike; Yusuke Nakagawa; Takashi Takagi; Takeshi Hata; Etsuji Suehisa; Tomio Kawasaki; Toshiyuki Miyata

doi:10.1253/circj.67.166

Case Report

Hereditary Protein S Deficiency With a History of Recurrent Myocardial Infarction

A Case Report

Nobuyuki Ogasawara, Yoshiyuki Kijima, Shinpei Ike, Yusuke Nakagawa, Takashi Takagi, Takeshi Hata, Etsuji Suehisa, Tomio Kawasaki, Toshiyuki Miyata

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Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction, Protein S deficiency, Thrombophilia

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2003 Volume 67 Issue 2 Pages 166-168

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.67.166

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Abstract

Protein S is a vitamin K-dependent plasma protein that inhibits the process of blood coagulation via activation of protein C, another vitamin K-dependent plasma protein A 58-year-old man with hereditary protein S deficiency had repeated attacks of acute myocardial infarction at age 52 and 58 years. (Circ J 2003; 67: 166 - 168)

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