Trombophilic Screening in Young Adults with Myocardial Infarction: Utility or Futility?

Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 5

Abstract

It is widely accepted that several cardiovascular Risk Factors (RFs) contribute to the occurrence of Myocardial Infarction (MI) and most of them are frequently encountered in elderly population. However, occasionally MI can affect young subjects who do not present the abovementioned RFs. In these setting, thrombophilic mechanisms are often called into question to justify MI etiology. Thrombophilia describes an inherited or acquired condition which can increase the risk of venous or arterial thrombosis. The utility of testing for thrombophilia to guide prevention and treatment decisions is controversial [1], especially in patients with arterial thrombosis. Nevertheless, in the 1980s and 1990s thrombophilia testing became common in unselected patients and their relatives [2]. Even today, thrombophilia testes are frequently performed, particularly in young patients, with a not indifferent impact for health spending.

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Carmelo Buttà, Giuseppe Miceli

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  • EP ID EP622694
  • DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.18.003229
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Carmelo Buttà, Giuseppe Miceli (2019). Trombophilic Screening in Young Adults with Myocardial Infarction: Utility or Futility?. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR), 18(5), 13980-13982. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-622694