Homocystinuria: A cause of hypercoagulability that may be unrecognized

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 971-975

  Lobo, Charlotte A ^a   Millward, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood, coagulation; Coagulation disorders; Homecystinuria

Indexed keywords

ANCROD; HEPARIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PYRIDOXINE; STREPTOKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG ANGIOGRAPHY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG PAIN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 0031771241     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(98)70435-X     Document Type: Article

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