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Inherited thrombophilia and stratification of ischaemic stroke risk among users of oral contraceptives.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Mar 2007
Pezzini A, Grassi M, Iacoviello L, Del Zotto E, Archetti S, Giossi A, Padovani A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Whether use of oral contraceptives is a risk factor for arterial ischaemic stroke is controversial. In particular, few data are available on what criteria should be adopted to establish an individual profile of risk before the start of oral contraceptives. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The effects of oral contraceptives and their interaction with the G1691A polymorphisms of the factor V gene, the G20210A...
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