Article
Elevated risk of thrombophilia in agenesis of the vena cava as a factor for deep vein thrombosis.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 21 Jan 2015
Sagban Tolga Atilla, Scharf Rüdiger E, Wagenhäuser Markus U, Oberhuber Alexander, Schelzig Hubert, Grabitz Klaus, Duran Mansur
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital absence of the inferior vena cava (AIVC) is a rare malformation which may be associated with an increased risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). However, the role of thrombophilia in AIVC and DVT is unknown. METHODS: Between 1982 and 2013 41 patients (12 female, 29 male, mean age 28 S.D. 11 years) were detected at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany, with AIVC. Based on medical history,...
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