After infections, thromboembolism is considered by many experts to be the most significant
life-threatening complication of nephrotic syndrome. The purpose of this review is to …

Thrombophilia can be broadly defined as an increased tendency toward hypercoagulability
and venous thrombosis. There are several defined risk factors for thrombosis, and these are …

Hemostasis is traditionally defined as the physiologic process whereby bleeding is
antagonized and possibly stopped to minimize blood loss. The first medical description of …

Inherited thrombophilia, defined as a genetically determined tendency to develop venous
thromboembolism (VTE), contributes to the pathogenesis of~ 40% of VTE episodes. About …

Genetic testing is sometimes hyped up as diagnostically superior to phenotypic testing,
because, when successful, it may provide a distinct answer (ie evidence of a discrete …

The current report provides a personal perspective summarising some interesting recent
developments in hemostasis, as well as providing a brief glimpse into some possible …

Background The presumed cause of congenital thrombophilia can now be explained in~
50% of familial thrombosis cases following evaluation of a range of markers, primarily …

Conclusion The discovery of FVL has provided a great advance in the understanding of the
molecular mechanisms leading to VTE. However, for clinical utility, the diagnostic …

Background: Several studies found that the patients with chronic venous ulcers (CVU) have
an increased prevalence of thrombophilia (44-75%), similar to that observed in deep vein …

Thrombosis and Hemostasis devoted to ''Coagulopathies and Thrombosis: Usual and
Unusual Causes and Associations.''1 Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising both …