Article
Inherited risk factors in low-risk venous thromboembolism in patients under 45 years.
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery - 1 Jan 2015
Yilmaz Seyhan, Gunaydin Serdar
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a complex disease and an important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality today. Many genetic and acquired factors contribute to its aetiology. The aim of the present study is to investigate the incidence of inherited risk factors for thrombophilia in patients under 45 years of age who presented with VTE without having a major acquired risk factor. METHODS: Of 96...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heredity
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Recurrence
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- Thrombophilia
- Turkey
