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Risk of a first venous thrombotic event in carriers of a familial thrombophilic defect. The European Prospective Cohort on Thrombophilia (EPCOT).
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Mar 2005
Vossen C Y, Conard J, Fontcuberta J, Makris M, VAN DER Meer F J M, Pabinger I, Palareti G, Preston F E, Scharrer I, Souto J C, Svensson P, Walker I D, Rosendaal F R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reliable risk estimates for venous thrombosis in families with inherited thrombophilia are scarce but necessary for determining optimal screening and treatment policies. OBJECTIVES: In the present analysis, we determined the risk of a first venous thrombotic event in carriers of a thrombophilic defect (i.e. antithrombin-, protein C- or protein S deficiency, or factor V Leiden). PATIENTS AND METHODS:...
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