A 31 year old woman with essential hypertension grade III and branch retinal vein occlusion with homozygous C677T MTHFR hyperhomocysteinemia and high Lp(a) levels.
We report a 31-year old woman with essential hypertension grade III and history of branch retinal vein occlusion in the setting of hyperhomocysteinemia due to homozygous MTHFR gene mutation and elevated Lp(a). The patient was treated successfully with antihypertensive treatment, acetylsalicylic acid and multivitamin complex supplementation.
Katsi
Vasiliki
V
Tousoulis
Dimitris
D
Chatzistamatiou
Evangelos
E
Androulakis
Emmanouil
E
Moustakas
Georgios
G
Skiadas
Ioannis
I
Tsioufis
Constantinos
C
Antoniades
Charalambos
C
Stefanadis
Christodoulos I
CI
Kallikazaros
Ioannis E
IE
D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020138:Hyperhomocysteinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood; D042965:Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / Q000235:genetics*; D017354:Point Mutation; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D014815:Vitamins; D042965:Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2); D001241:Aspirin