High plasma levels of factor VIII: An important risk factor for isolated pulmonary embolism

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-74

  Öner Erkekol, Ferda ^a,b   Ulu, Arzu ^a   Numanoglu, Numan ^a   Akar, Nejat ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Factor IX; Factor V Leiden; Factor VIII; Prothrombin G20210A; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACTOR IX; FACTOR V; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTHROMBIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33645096053     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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