The risk of a first and a recurrent venous thrombosis associated with an elevated D-dimer level and an elevated thrombin potential: Results of the THE-VTE study: Comment

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2283-2286

  Tripodi, A ^a,b   Legnani, C ^c   Palareti, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; CORN TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; D DIMER; PHOSPHOLIPID; THROMBIN; THROMBOMODULIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOGENOUS THROMBIN POTENTIAL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBIN TIME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; MALE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; THROMBIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84958745882     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.13151     Document Type: Article

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