PREMATURE CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN A YOUNG ADULT- PERNICIOUS ANEMIA THE UNDERLYING CULPRIT: A CASE REPORT

Premature Coronary Heart Disease

Authors

  • Shamaila Burney Pakistan Air Force Hospital Islamabad
  • Saqib Qayyum Ahmed Army Medical College Rawalpindi
  • Saerah Iffat Zafar Pakistan Air Force Hospital Islamabad

Abstract

Introduction

Megaloblastic anemia is frequently seen in Pakistan with vitamin B12 deficiency as a leading cause. However prevalence of pernicious anemia is low in our population. Vitamin B12 deficiency can result in elevated homocysteine levels which is associated with atherothrombotic diseases and pernicious anemia can be a cause as reported in recent studies.     

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Published

30-04-2015

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 2 (2015): April

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Burney S, Ahmed SQ, Zafar SI. PREMATURE CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN A YOUNG ADULT- PERNICIOUS ANEMIA THE UNDERLYING CULPRIT: A CASE REPORT: Premature Coronary Heart Disease. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2015 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];65(2):297-8. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/870