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KMID : 0368120120420080562
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Korean Circulation Journal
2012 Volume.42 No. 8 p.562 ~ p.564
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A Case of Severe Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Young Male With Klinefelter Syndrome
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Kang Byung-Soo
Cho Deok-Kyu
Koh Won-Jun
Yoo Seung-Hoon
Won Ki-Bum
Cho Yun-Hyeong
Hwang Eui-Seock
Koh Jong-Hoon
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Abstract
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A young male patient diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome was admitted to our hospital via the emergency room with chief complaints of acute chest pain and dyspnea. Pulmonary thromboembolism was diagnosed from his chest CT images. His symptoms improved after he underwent thrombolysis and anticoagulation treatment. Klinefelter syndrome has a tendency towards hypercoagulability due to hormonal imbalance and one or more inherited thromophilic factors. Thus, Klinefelter syndrome patients with a past medical history of venous thromboembolism require continuous oral anticoagulation therapy for a period of at least six months.
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KEYWORD
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Klinefelter syndrome, Pulmonary embolism, Venous thrombosis
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