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Thrombophilia testing in patients with venous thrombosis.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 Nov 2005
Caprini J A, Goldshteyn S, Glase C J, Hathaway K
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BACKGROUND: Routine thrombophilia testing is controversial because of the low yield of positive tests, costs involved, and debate about the clinical usefulness of the data obtained from testing. Laboratory investigations are rarely done for those with superficial venous thrombosis (SVT) or isolated calf vein thrombosis (CVT) which are often not treated with anticoagulants. OBJECTIVE: To identify the incidence of...
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