A Case of Pulmonary Embolism with Protein C, S Deficiency in Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
- Author:
Seong Min PARK
1
;
Byung Seok KIM
;
Young Mi HONG
;
Il Woo PARK
;
Ju Cheol PARK
;
Joon Hoon JEONG
;
Jae Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea. jjhoon69@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;
Pulmonary embolism;
Protein C deficiency;
Protein S deficiency
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic;
Heart Failure, Diastolic;
Humans;
Incidence;
Protein C;
Protein C Deficiency;
Protein Deficiency;
Protein S Deficiency;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Thromboembolism
- From:Kosin Medical Journal
2011;26(1):84-88
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary embolism is caused by various conditions including genetic and acquired factors, and among them, C and S protein deficiency are known as a cause of pulmonary embolism although their incidences are low. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is known as a subtype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies which was reported to be a cause of diastolic heart failure or thromboembolism by activating coagulation system, and this may have an effect on developing pulmonary embolism. We report this since we experienced a case of both C and S protein deficiencies in a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who was diagnosed as pulmonary embolism and has been examined to find the cause of the disease.
