Sule Ashish Anil, Chin Tay Jam, Khien Lee Hwei
Department of General Medicine, Subspecialty of Vascular Medicine and Hypertension, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Int J Angiol. 2012 Jun;21(2):95-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1315626.
Hyperhomocysteinemia is a rare condition which predisposes to atherothrombosis. Recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) with hyperhomocysteinemia is known but extremely uncommon. Homocysteine levels of more than 22 umol/L can predispose to VTE in a middle-aged women. We describe a case of a middle-aged woman, community ambulant with recurrent VTE with intermediately high homocysteine levels. She had no other risk factors for recurrent venous thrombosis. In our article, we also discuss hyperhomocysteinemia and its link to VTE.
高同型半胱氨酸血症是一种易引发动脉粥样硬化血栓形成的罕见病症。高同型半胱氨酸血症合并复发性静脉血栓栓塞(VTE)虽为人所知,但极为罕见。同型半胱氨酸水平超过22 μmol/L会使中年女性易患VTE。我们报告了一例中年女性病例,该患者为社区流动人员,患有复发性VTE且同型半胱氨酸水平中度升高。她没有其他复发性静脉血栓形成的风险因素。在我们的文章中,我们还讨论了高同型半胱氨酸血症及其与VTE的关联。