European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 483-488 , October 2007

Hereditary Thrombophilia and Venous Thromboembolism: Critical Evaluation of the Clinical Implications of Screening

  • L. Mazzolai

      Affiliations

    • Service of Angiology, Department of Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. L. Mazzolai, Service of Angiology, Lausanne University Medical School, CHUV, Av Pierre Decker 7, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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  • M.A. Duchosal

      Affiliations

    • Service of Hematology, Department of Medicine, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

,Accepted 25 April 2007.

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    Estimated relative risk of first time VTE in patients with hereditary thrombophilia.

    Estimated relative risk of first time VTE in patients with hereditary thrombophilia.

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    Estimated relative risk of VTE recurrence in patients with hereditary thrombophilia.7

    Estimated relative risk of VTE recurrence in patients with hereditary thrombophilia.7

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    «Real world» laboratory testing results for patients presenting with VTE. False positive results include deficits in protein C and S and accounted for about 1/5 of all tests. Adapted from ref 16.

    «Real world» laboratory testing results for patients presenting with VTE. False positive results include deficits in protein C and S and accounted for about 1/5 of all tests. Adapted from ref 16.

PII: S1078-5884(07)00328-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.04.023

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 483-488 , October 2007

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