Aortic Mural Thrombus Associated with Congenital Protein C Deficiency in an Elderly Patient
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- Ueda Kazuki
- Department of Internal Medicine, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center
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- Morishita Eriko
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
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- Shiraki Hironaga
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center
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- Matsuoka Shunzo
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center
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- Imashuku Shinsaku
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center
Abstract
<p>Thrombophilia increases the risk of venous thrombosis, but is rarely responsible for aortic thrombosis. Aortic mural thrombus (AMT) may be associated with a protein C deficiency. However, it is necessary to determine whether the protein C deficiency is congenital/hereditary or secondary/acquired (consumption of protein C during the process of thrombus formation). This study describes a 77-year-old Japanese woman with incidentally diagnosed AMT, who had a protein C deficiency (activity 54%, antigen 42%). Sequencing of the protein C gene revealed a heterozygous mutation of c.1268delG, p.Gly423Valfs＊82 in exon 9, indicating a congenital protein C deficiency. These findings indicate that very late onset AMT can occur in an adult with congenital protein C deficiency.</p>
Journal
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- Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
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Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 27 (1), 100-103, 2020-01-01
Japan Atherosclerosis Society