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Germinal matrix hemorrhage: intraventricular hemorrhage in very-low-birth-weight infants: the independent role of inherited thrombophilia.
Stroke - 1 Jul 2011
Ramenghi Luca A, Fumagalli Monica, Groppo Michela, Consonni Dario, Gatti Loredana, Bertazzi Pier Alberto, Mannucci Pier Mannuccio, Mosca Fabio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The etiology of germinal matrix hemorrhage-intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH) is multifactorial and the role of genetic polymorphisms is unclear. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate prothrombotic genetic mutations as independent risk factors for the development of all grades of GMH-IVH in very-low-birth-weight infants. METHODS: The presence of both factor V Leiden and...
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