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Prothrombotic gene variation and new vascular events after cerebral ischemia of arterial origin.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Oct 2008
Pruissen D M O, Rosendaal F R, Frijns C J M, Kappelle L J, Vos H L, Algra A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several genetic variants involved in hemostasis have been associated with ischemic stroke or myocardial infarction (MI). Stroke patients who carry a prothrombotic genotype may also be at increased risk for subsequent vascular events. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We included 887 patients with non-disabling cerebral ischemia of arterial origin, who were referred to the University Medical Center Utrecht in the...
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