Oral contraceptive induced thrombi of the right heart of a heterozygous protein C-deficient woman-a case report

DOĞAN S. M., Okcun B., KÜÇÜKOĞLU M. S.

International Journal of Cardiology, cilt.112, sa.2, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 112 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.053
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Cardiology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Oral contraceptive, Protein C deficiency, Thrombus
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

We reported a 42-year-old heterozygous protein C-deficient woman whose oral contraceptive drug induced thrombi in the right heart and pulmonary artery are resected successfully. In this article, we tried to determine the trigerring effect of oral contraceptive usage on thrombus formation in a patient with heterozygous protein C deficiency. Cessation of the oral contraceptive therapy without any additional anticoagulant drug prevented the recurrence of the thrombus formation. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.