This purpose of this review was to assess the current evidence on whether prothrombin complex concentrates are safe to use to prevent bleeding following heart surgery. We also assessed its ability to ...

We describe a 7-day-old infant who presented with extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) and was found to be homozygous for the prothrombin G20210A gene mutation. No other known risk ...

Correspondence to: Dr M-A von Mach II Medical Department, University Hospitals, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany; marcmgiftinfo.uni-mainz.de Clopidogrel, in combination with aspirin, is ...

Patients with PTGM, factor V Leiden, or double heterozygosity demonstrated a greater incidence of VTE compared with individuals who were wild-type. Double heterozygosity (DH) for factor V Leiden (FVL) ...

ABSTRACT: In Africa, the prevalence of diabetes is escalating and remains a concern due to the numerous complications it causes. Vascular damage associated with diabetes leads to a prothrombotic state ...

Various case and hospital-based studies have shown a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). More specifically, a pooled VTE rate of 14.7 ...

The authors review 8 cases of thrombosis in uncommon sites caused by protein S deficiency. Hypercoagulability, venous stasis, and vessel wall injury predispose to thrombus formation. Thrombophilia can ...

Publisher: Discover STM Publishing Ltd. We describe here a case of a woman admitted to our Internal Medicine Unit for multifocal pneumonia. During the stay, she presented a few neurological symptoms: ...

1 Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases - Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Division of ...

Thrombophilias are a heterogeneous group of conditions that dispose individuals to thromboembolic events (VTE). Most of these are venous thromboses. Normal hemostasis involves a delicate balance of ...

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a common retinal vascular disease, and often contributes to the occurrence of visual decline or loss, especially for middle-aged or elderly individuals (1 1. Jonas JB, ...