This chapter about the use of antithrombotic agents during pregnancy is part of the Seventh
ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence Based …

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review examines the strength of the association between
thrombophilia and recurrent pregnancy loss and other serious obstetric complications …

The prospective evaluation of the effect of thromboprophylaxis in women with one
unexplained pregnancy loss from the 10th week of amenorrhea was performed. A total of …

We investigated the association between inherited and acquired maternal thrombophilias
and adverse pregnancy events. A cohort of 491 patients with a history of adverse pregnancy …

The conclusions of studies to date which evaluate a possible association between factor V
Leiden and adverse pregnancy outcome have been conflicting. This study was undertaken …

The pathogenesis of human spontaneous abortion involves a complex interaction of several
genetic and environmental factors. The firm association between increased homocysteine …

Background: As the placental vessels are dependent on the normal balance of procoagulant
and anticoagulant mechanisms, inherited thrombophilia may be associated with fetal loss …

Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state with an increased thrombotic risk throughout
gestation and the postpartum period. Women with thrombophilia may have a further …

Inherited thrombophilias are a heterogeneous group of conditions whose natural history
continues to evolve. A decade ago, the most commonly identified inherited thrombophilias …

The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is associated with thrombosis and fetal death but the
pathologic mechanisms are poorly understood. Since endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) …