Screening for inherited thrombophilia (IT) is controversial; persons at high risk for venous
thromboembolism (VTE) who benefit from screening need to be identified. We tested 533 …

Materials and Methods: Between September 2000 and July 2006, 2042 children (≥ 1 and
younger than 18 y) with newly diagnosed ALL were enrolled in Italy in the AIEOP (Italian …

Environmental and genetic risk factors interact to cause venous thromboembolism. Renal
vein thrombosis in the newborn has been frequently associated with “risk factors” as …

The most common presentations of venous thromboembolism (VTE) are deep vein
thrombosis of the lower extremity and pulmonary embolism. Risk factors for VTE, either …

Thromboembolism is being detected at increasing rates in pediatric tertiary care hospitals.
The incidence of pediatric thrombophilia differs across countries, and is unknown in Japan …

Childhood caval vein thrombosis has a high incidence especially in the first year of life.
Besides deficiencies of protein C, protein S, antithrombin and plasminogen, the factor (F) V …

In the last few years, great interest has arisen in the role of congenital prothrombotic
disorders in children with thromboembolic events and in the identification of valid guidelines …

Objectives To investigate the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of thromboembolism
in Japanese children. Methods Clinical data of 77 patients with thromboembolism from a …

Background Accurate prediction of the individual risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
remains suboptimal in children, and biomarkers are currently not used to stratify the risk of …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in children is multifactorial and most often related to a
combination of inherited and acquired thrombophilias. Children with cancer and blood …