Results Chief complaint was ischemic symptoms in 2 (25%) patients, non-disturbing mass in 3 (38%), feeling of compression in 2 (25%) and bleeding in 1 (12%) patient. Etiological factors include atherosclerosis in 5 patients (62%), a probable connective tissue disorder in 1 patient (13%) and idiopathic in 2 patients (25%). In these last 2 patients no atherosclerotic changes were prominent histop...

Primary care physicians are often asked about easy bruising, excessive bleeding, or risk of bleeding before surgery. A thorough history, including a family history, will guide the appropriate work-up, and a physical examination may provide clues to diagnosis. A standardized bleeding score system can help physicians to organize the patient's bleeding history and to avoid overlooking the most com...

Objectives: Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of chronic liver diseases. Outpatient percutaneous biopsy is generally safe with a mortality rate of 0.17% and hospitalization rate for bleeding of 3%. Von Willebrand disease (vWD) syndrome is the most common inherited hematological disorder with a prevalence of 1% 3% globally. We sought to study whether vWD increases the risk of ...

Genetic bleeding disorders form an important presentation among various genetic disorders occurring in children. A prevalence of 6 per 100,000 population has been reported in India. Bleeding disorders constitute a heterogenous group of disorders with varying clinical presentations. The common bleeding disorders are Hemophilia A and B, von Willebrand disease, and inherited thrombocytopenias. In ...

Antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are widely used for the treatment of depression and anxious disorders. The observation that depression is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with ischemic heart disease, the assessment of the central role of serotonin in pathophysiological mechanisms of depression, and r...

Factor VII (FVII) deficiency is the most frequent among rare congenital bleeding disorders, accounting for one symptomatic individual per 500,000 population, apparently without any racial/ethnic predilection. FVII deficiency prevalence in the general population is probably higher because of the presence of asymptomatic and poorly symptomatic individuals. In accordance with the role of FVII as p...

Background: Immune thrombocytopenia is a hematologic disorder characterized by low platelet count and variable bleeding manifestations due to immune-mediated platelet destruction and/or suppression of platelet production. This study was performed to evaluate characteristics and clinical presentations of adult patients with immune thrombocytopenia and to explore the clinical value of platelet an...