Introduction Deep venous thrombosis (DVT), with an incidence of about 1 case/year/1000 adults, is a multifactorial disease, result of the interaction between genetic and acquired risk factors. Although considered idiopathic in majority of the cases, an underlying cause could be detected in up to 80% of the patients with DVT, as shown in the literature (Whitlatch 2008). Genetic factors contribut...

Many large trials in the past 15 years have proven an increased risk of vascular complications in women using oral, mostly non-bioidentical, hormone therapy. The risk of vascular complications depends on the route of administration (oral versus transdermal), age, duration of administration, and type of hormones (bioidentical versus non-bioidentical). Acquired and/or hereditary thrombophilias (e...

Several infectious etiologies are related to cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), but a review of literature showed only few cases related to tuberculosis (TB), and only one with neurological manifestations. We report an unusual case of CVT related to TB and mutation in prothrombin gene. A 38-man black presented abrupt right hemiparestesis, and hemiparesis. Investigations revealed CVT. Cerebral sp...

We present a case of renal infarction in a 43-year-old female with history of stroke at age 14. She was found to be heterozygous for the prothrombin G20210A gene mutation. Loop monitoring revealed no atrial fibrillation. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms showed no thrombus. However, there was a small shunt due to an atrial septal defect (ASD). She was treated with warfarin and h...

cerebral vein thrombosis (cvt) is an infrequent condition with a large variety of causes that can lead to serious disabilities. however, in 20% to 35% of cases, no cause is found. in this study we evaluated the hereditary (p & c proteins, antithrombin, mutation of prothrombin g20210a and factor v leiden), other risk factors (hyperhomocycteinemia, factor viii, acl-ab, apl-ab, and ocp) and clinic...