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In a patient with acute myocardial infarction, evidence of impaired clotting demands urgent attention. CASE HISTORY A man of 78 was admitted with an acute coronary syndrome. His medical history included coronary and cerebral vascular disease, severe chronic obstructive airways disease, type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia but no bleeding problems. On examination he was haemodynamically stable. No cutaneous bruising was noted. Troponin I was 1.59 ng/mL (normal less than 0.15). The...