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Role of family history of venous thromboembolism and thrombophilia as predictors of recurrence: a prospective follow-up study.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Dec 2015
Sundquist K, Sundquist J, Svensson P J, Zöller B, Memon A A
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that the family history of venous thromboembolism (FHVTE) is a predictor of first venous thromboembolism (VTE). However its role in recurrent VTE is still controversial. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether the presence of FHVTE is a risk factor for VTE recurrence in patients from a well-characterized Malmö thrombophilia study. METHODS: VTE patients from the Malmö...
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