Thrombophilia is considered as a condition predisposing to the development of thrombosis.
Arterial thrombosis usually occurs after the erosion or rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque …

In the early 1960s, shortly after the introduction of oral contraceptives, the first case reports
appeared describing venous thrombosis and pulmonary emboli in women using this method …

Objective To assess the thrombotic risk associated with oral contraceptive use with a focus
on dose of oestrogen and type of progestogen of oral contraceptives available in the …

Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by increased
risk of cardiovascular events and liver-fibrosis. Both could be explained by a procoagulant …

Venous thromboembolism is an episodic disease with an annual incidence of 2 to 3/1000
per year that is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for venous …

The use of oral contraceptives (OC) is a well established risk factor for venous thrombosis. It
has been known for many years that almost all haemostatic parameters ie plasma levels of …

Over the last decade we have witnessed an avalanche of newly identified risk factors for
venous thrombosis. This has advanced our knowledge of its etiology, because more …

Exogenous hormones are used by more than a hundred million women worldwide as oral
contraceptives or for postmenopausal hormone replacement. Oral contraceptives increase …

Although venous thrombosis has been traditionally associated with stasis and
hypercoagulability, arterial thrombosis is mainly associated with heightened platelet …

Total Protein S (tPS) and free Protein S (fPS) antigen levels were measured in 3788 healthy
blood donors. Men had higher levels of both parameters than women (P< 0· 001). Age had …