Deep vein thrombosis, inferior vena cava interruption and multiple thrombophilic gene mutations

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 342, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-82

  Galati, Giovanni ^a   Gentilucci, Umberto Vespasiani ^a   Mazzarelli, Chiara ^a   Gallo, Paolo ^a   Grasso, Rosario Francesco ^a   Stellato, Luigi ^a   Afeltra, Antonella ^a   Picardi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azygos continuation; Deep vein thrombosis; Hypoplasia of the inferior vena cava

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LIMB SWELLING; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 79959916898     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3182172758     Document Type: Article

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