Factor V Leiden Does Not Modify the Phenotype of Acute Coronary Syndrome or the Extent of Myocardial Necrosis

Factor V Leiden Does Not Modify the Phenotype of Acute Coronary Syndrome or the Extent of Myocardial Necrosis

Background The prothrombotic defect factor V Leiden (FVL) may confer higher risk of ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), compared with non–ST‐segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome, and may be associated with more myocardial necrosis caused by higher thrombotic burden. Methods and...

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Main Authors: Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi, Niclas Eriksson, Gerrit J. A. Vos, Karina Meijer, Agneta Siegbahn, Stefan James, Lars Wallentin, Jurriën M. ten Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular disease risk factors
coagulation/thrombosis
factor V Leiden
genetic polymorphism
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.020025

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