Hereditary protein s deficiency with a history of recurrent myocardial infarction.
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.
Ogasawara
Nobuyuki
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Department of Cardiology, Higashi-osaka City General Hospital, Japan.
Kijima
Yoshiyuki
Y
Ike
Shinpei
S
Nakagawa
Yusuke
Y
Takagi
Takashi
T
Hata
Takeshi
T
Suehisa
Etsuji
E
Kawasaki
Tomio
T
Miyata
Toshiyuki
T
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010375:Pedigree; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology