Congenital Absence of the Inferior Vena Cava and Genetic Coagulation Abnormalities: A Rare Associated Risk Factor for Recurrent Idiopathic Deep Vein Thrombosis

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-348

  Parma, Matteo ^a   Belotti, Daniela ^a   Marinoni, Sara ^a   Pogliani, Enrico Maria ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absence of inferior vena cava; Factor V Leiden; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFERIOR VENA CAVA AGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0242439523     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602960300900412     Document Type: Article

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