An update on hypercoagulable disorders.

A Review of Alcohol-Related Harms: A Recent Update

In the early decades of the 20th century, discussions regarding alcohol were dominantly directed toward itstherapeutic uses, but authorities now state that any level of alcohol consumption poses negative effects onhealth. Over recent months, increased attention has been devoted to disease burdens attributable to alcoholuse worldwide. As more...

Review Article Haematologic Disorders and Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

This review focuses on the several coagulation disorders (the so called hypercoagulable states) that are associated with cerebral venous thrombosis. Hypercoagulable states likely explain the high percentage of cases of cryptogenic cerebral infarction in young people. The most common of the hereditary defects appear to be deficiency of antithrombin III, protein C or protein S, activated protein ...

Hypercoagulable states: an algorithmic approach to laboratory testing and update on monitoring of direct oral anticoagulants

Hypercoagulability can result from a variety of inherited and, more commonly, acquired conditions. Testing for the underlying cause of thrombosis in a patient is complicated both by the number and variety of clinical conditions that can cause hypercoagulability as well as the many potential assay interferences. Using an algorithmic approach to hypercoagulability testing provides the ability to ...

An update on current concepts of the epidemiology of bovine Pestivirus infection in cattle

Cost-effectiveness of testing for hypercoagulability and effects on treatment strategies in patients with deep vein thrombosis.

PURPOSE Among patients with deep vein thrombosis, hypercoagulable conditions impart a substantial risk of recurrent thrombosis. We sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of testing for these disorders, as well as which tests should be selected and how results should be used. METHODS Using a Markov state-transition model, strategies of testing or not testing for a hypercoagulable state fol...