A Case of Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient with Hyperhomocysteinemia / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 211-216, 2007.
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в Ko
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ABSTRACT
Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular diseases that are complicated by atherosclerosis and a thromboembolism. An increased level of plasma homocysteine develops from a genetic defect in the of enzyme for the homocysteine metabolism or a vitamin deficiency. Hyperhomocysteinemia has direct toxic effect on the vascular endothelium and causes damages to the antithrombotic action of vascular endothelial cells. Most cases of hyperhomocysteinemia are asymptomatic, but cardiopulmonary or cerebrovascular incidents developin rare cases. In the case of a thromboembolism with an unknown cause, hyperhomocysteinemia should be considered in a differential diagnosis. The authors report a case of pulmonary thromboembolism in a patient with hyperhomocysteinemia with a review of the relevant literature.
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Основная тема:
Plasma
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Avitaminosis
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Thromboembolism
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Endothelium, Vascular
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Risk Factors
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Peripheral Vascular Diseases
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Hyperhomocysteinemia
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Endothelial Cells
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Diagnosis, Differential
Тип исследования:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Пределы темы:
Humans
Язык:
Ko
Журнал:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Год:
2007
Тип:
Article