Congenital hypoplasia of the inferior vena cava and inherited thrombophilia: Rare associated risk factors for idiopathic deep vein thrombosis. A case report

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-104

  Bianchi, Massimiliano ^a   Giannini, Danilo ^a   Balbarini, Alberto ^a   Castiglioni, Maido Giovacchino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Inferior vena cava; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFERIOR VENA CAVA HYPOPLASIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOPHILIA; ADOLESCENT; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMORAL VEIN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; POPLITEAL VEIN; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 40349113474     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328014a8a4     Document Type: Article

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