| Autor: |
Farmakis, D Moyssakis, I Perakis, A Rombos, Y Deftereos, S Giakoumis, A Polymeropoulos, E Aessopos, A |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2003 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
The coexistence of a pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)-like syndrome in beta-thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies is a recently established clinical entity that has been observed with a significant frequency and related to some severe, even life-threatening complications. We present here a thalassemia intermedia patient who developed unstable angina in a setting of severe anemia and PXE-related coronary arterial calcification. Besides the clinical significance of this PXE-like syndrome, its acquired nature may introduce some new thoughts regarding the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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