Deep vein thrombosis after orthopedic surgery in a patient with type I von Willebrand disease and mutations in the MTHFR and beta-fibrinogen genes

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 963-964

  Franchini, Massimo ^a   Krampera, Mauro ^a   Veneri, Dino ^a  

^a OSPEDALE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER; DESMOPRESSIN; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN B BETA CHAIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; EPISTAXIS; FOOT; GENE MUTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MOBILIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 0242606389     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613499     Document Type: Letter

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