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The role of thrombophilic risk factors in the severity of pulmonary thromboembolism.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Apr 2002
Oguzulgen I K, Ekim N N, Akar N, Demirel K, Kitapci M
Abstract excerpt
High plasma factor-VIIIc concentration, presence of factor-V 1691 G-A (FVL) and prothrombin20210A (PT20210A) mutations were shown to be significant risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and recurrent VTE. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of these thrombotic risk factors in the severity of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). The plasma concentrations of factor VIIIc, presence of FVL and...
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