title: Hyperhomocysteinemia in a young woman presenting with acute myocardial infarction: Case report.
abstract: Homocysteine (Hcy), a sulfur-containing amino acid that is formed by demethylation of dietary methionine to cystein. Elevated homocysteine level is known to be associated with coronary artery disease. We present a case of acute myocardial infarction in a 25-year-old woman, associated with hyperhomocysteinaemia. Her other risk factors for coronary artery disease were smoking, a moderately high LDL level, and a family history of sudden cardiac death. This case illustrates the need to include plasma homocysteine measurement in the setting of acute coronary syndromes in women with premature atherosclerosis, even in the presence of traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University Alanya, Antalya Turkey.
authors.forename: Seher
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gokay
authors.forename: Davran
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciçek
authors.forename: Haldun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müderrisoğlu
keywords: hyperhomocysteinemia, young, woman, myocardial infarction, risk factors