Background: Inherited thrombophilia is only weakly associated with recurrence in patients
with a first venous thrombosis (VT). In spite of this, thrombophilia testing is often performed in …

The utility of thrombophilia testing in clinical practice is still a matter of debate because
studies have not shown a benefit in the reduction of recurrent venous thromboembolism …

Thrombophilia is a disorder of haemostasis in which there is a tendency for the occurrence
of thrombosis. This tendency can be inherited or acquired. This review outlines common …

Background: It is a common belief that patients with venous thrombosis and a positive family
history for venous thromboembolism (VTE) have an increased likelihood of having an …

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Thrombophilia is found in many patients presenting with venous thromboembolism (VTE).
However, whether the results of such tests help in the clinical management of such patients …

Objective—Few comprehensive data are available on the recurrence rate of venous
thrombosis in carriers of thrombophilic defects from thrombophilic families. We prospectively …

Thrombophilia is a well‐established risk factor for a venous thromboembolic event (VTE),
and it has been proposed that hereditary thrombophilia may substantially contribute to the …

About half of all episodes of venous thromboembolism (VTE, ie deep vein thrombosis and
pulmonary embolism) are elicited by an acquired clinical risk factor, such as recent surgery …

No consensus exists as to who should be tested for thrombophilia, mainly due to the lack of
good quality clinical outcome data in relationship to presence or absence of a given …