Unprovoked Pulmonary Embolism in a Young Patient with Marfan Syndrome
| Autor: | Rosanne Thornhill, Kyle Rako, Andrew Kilgore, Stella Pak, Christine Dee, Jillian Costello, Ali Meier, Gavriella Pora |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Marfan syndrome congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities Connective Tissue Disorder medicine.medical_specialty pulmonary embolism chest pain 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Chest pain 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Internal Medicine medicine In patient cardiovascular diseases Myocardial infarction skin and connective tissue diseases Metabolic derangement integumentary system business.industry General Engineering medicine.disease Pulmonary embolism Patient population 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cardiology medicine.symptom marfan syndrome business |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.1655 |
| Popis: | Marfan syndrome is a rare connective tissue disorder with a prevalence of approximately 2 to 3 per 10,000 individuals. There have been some reports of young patients with Marfan syndrome developing arteriovenous thromboembolism. These events were unprovoked and recurrent. Owing to its rarity, hypercoagulopathy and other metabolic derangement in patients with Marfan syndrome remains largely unknown. Herein, we report a case of a young man with Marfan syndrome who had myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism. We hope that this case adds to the scant body of knowledge about this patient population. |
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