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Paget-Schroetter syndrome associated with FV:Q506 and prothrombin 20210A--a case report.
Angiology - 1 Aug 1999
Sayinalp N, Ozcebe O I, Kirazli S, Doğan R, Dündar S V, Gürgey A
Abstract excerpt
Effort thrombosis of the axillary-subclavian vein (Paget-Schroetter syndrome) develops usually secondary to heavy arm exertion. An underlying chronic venous compressive anomaly at the thoracic outlet or intimal damage of the axillary vein following forceful hyperabduction, external rotation of the shoulder joint has been proposed to explain the pathophysiology of this thrombosis. This condition is usually not...
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