Utility of thrombophilia testing in patients with venous thrombo-embolism
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Thrombophilia testing in patients with venous thrombosis.
BACKGROUND Routine thrombophilia testing is controversial because of the low yield of positive tests, costs involved, and debate about the clinical usefulness of the data obtained from testing. Laboratory investigations are rarely done for those with superficial venous thrombosis (SVT) or isolated calf vein thrombosis (CVT) which are often not treated with anticoagulants. OBJECTIVE To identif...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2072-1439,2077-6624
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.40