Acute myeloid leukemia associated with acute myocardial infarction and dural sinus thrombosis: The possible role of leukemia-related hyperhomocysteinemia

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 416-420

  Chang, Hung ^a   Lin, Tung Liang ^a   Ho, Wan Jing ^b   Hsu, Lung An ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Acute myocardial infarction; Dural sinus thrombosis; Homocysteine; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CD33 ANTIGEN; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATINE KINASE MB; CYTARABINE; ENOXAPARIN; ETOPOSIDE; FOLIC ACID; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; NITRATE; PROPRANOLOL; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; TROPONIN I; WARFARIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTHROMBIN TIME; Q WAVE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWEATING; THORAX PAIN; VISUAL ACUITY; VOMITING;

EID: 54749121250     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70093-5     Document Type: Article

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