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Thrombophilic factors in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Sept 2001
Colorio C C, Martinuzzo M E, Forastiero R R, Pombo G, Adamczuk Y, Carreras L O
Abstract excerpt
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTE-PH) is an infrequent cause of pulmonary hypertension that develops in 0.1-0.2% of patients who survive after an acute venous thromboembolic event. According to the largest series so far reported, 15-30% of patients with diagnosis of CTE-PH have an underlying congenital or acquired hypercoagulable state. To determine the prevalence of thrombophilic factors in our...
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