Fakhry A, Redonnet-Vernhet I, Sabourdy F, Elbaz M, Caussé E
Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier Castres-Mazamet, 81100 Castres, France.
Service de biochimie, CHU de Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2014 Apr;63(2):111-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2014.01.004. Epub 2014 Jan 21.
Two cases of severe pulmonary embolism in young adults are presented. Biological investigation disclosed hyperhomocysteinemia. This highlights the great interest of homocysteine quantification in such clinical events.