title: 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.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Katsi
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chatzistamatiou
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Androulakis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moustakas
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Skiadas
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsioufis
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antoniades
authors.forename: Christodoulos I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: Ioannis E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D014815:Vitamins; D042965:Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2); D001241:Aspirin