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Factors that predict thrombosis in relatives of patients with venous thromboembolism.
Blood - 25 Sept 2014
Couturaud Francis, Leroyer Christophe, Tromeur Cecile, Julian Jim A, Kahn Susan R, Ginsberg Jeffrey S, Wells Philip S, Douketis James D, Mottier Dominique, Kearon Clive
Abstract excerpt
When counseling first-degree relatives of patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), it is important to know whether factors other than thrombophilia influence their risk for thrombosis. We assessed the risk for VTE in 915 first-degree relatives of patients with provoked VTE, compared this with the risk in 1752 first-degree relatives of patients with unprovoked VTE, and then combined data from the 2 groups of...
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