Venous and arterial thrombosis during pregnancy: Epidemiology

Seminars in Vascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  Walker, Isobel D ^a,b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Haematology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Ischemic stroke; Myocardial infarction; Pregnancy; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; THROMBOPHILIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0041381388     PISSN: 15289648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38330     Document Type: Review

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