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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 …

BACKGROUND: There is scarce information on the management habits with regard to
thrombophilia testing in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). PATIENTS AND …

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 …

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 …

In the mid-19th century, Virchow identified hypercoagulability as part of the triad leading to
venous thrombosis, but the specific causes of hypercoagulability remained a mystery for …

Objectives The aim of this work is to tempt to define the best indications for thrombophilia
testing in VTE in clinical practice. On behalf of the French Group for Haemostasis and …

The recognition of previous episodes of venous thromboembolism is of primary importance
for the diagnosis of familial thrombophilia. Since there is no validated method to diagnose …

Unlike the deficiencies of the anticoagulant proteins antithrombin, protein C and S, rare in
patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE; 5% altogether) and in the general population …

Thrombophilia is generally defined as an inherited disorder of the hemostatic system that
results in an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). There are several well …