BACKGROUND The protein C pathway plays an important role in the maintenance of endothelial barrier function and in the inflammatory and coagulant processes that are characteristic of patients on dialysis. We investigated whether common single nucleotide variants (SNV) in genes encoding protein C pathway components were associated with all-cause 5 years mortality risk in dialysis patients. MET...

BACKGROUND Factor V Leiden (FVL) supposedly carries relatively higher risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), compared to the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE). AIM To prove this paradox in a group of patients with various clinical presentation of venous thromboembolism (VTE). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated clinical pattern of VTE in patients who had been referred to vascular ...