Activated protein C resistance determined with a thrombin generation-based test predicts for venous thrombosis in men and women

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 465-470

  Tans, Guido ^a   Van Hylckama Vlieg, Astrid ^b   Thomassen, M Christella L G D ^a   Curvers, Joyce ^a   Bertina, Rogier M ^b   Rosing, Jan ^a   Rosendaal, Frits R ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

APC resistance; Clinical validation; Thrombingeneration based test

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; THROMBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOPHILIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FACTOR V; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0042629609     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04443.x     Document Type: Article

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