Successful management of a pregnant woman with heterozygous protein C deficiency using activated protein C concentrate

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 412-415

  Sekiyama, Kentaroh ^a   Itoh, Hiroaki ^a   Sagawa, Norimasa ^a   Tatsumi, Keiji ^a   Yura, Shigeo ^a   Takayama, Hiroshi ^a   Fujii, Shingo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Heparin; Pregnancy; Protein C deficiency

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANTITHROMBIN III; D DIMER; DANAPAROID; FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; HEPARIN; HEPARIN CALCIUM; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; PROTEIN C; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; POPLITEAL VEIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0842303611     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1341-8076.2003.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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