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Genetic Thrombophilias: When to Consider and What to Do

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The three aspects influencing risk of clotting—Virchow’s Triad—include venous stasis, vessel injury, and hypercoagulable states or thrombophilias (Fig. 13.1).

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  1. Antithrombosis Center, College of Pharmacy and University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood Street; M/C 886, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Edith A. Nutescu Pharm.D. (Clinical Professor and Director) & Jessica B. Michaud Pharm.D.

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA

    Joseph A. Caprini M.D., M.S., FACS, RVT (Louis W. Biegler Chair of Surgery) & Joseph A. Caprini M.D., M.S., FACS, RVT (Clinical Professor of Surgery)

  3. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Joseph A. Caprini M.D., M.S., FACS, RVT (Louis W. Biegler Chair of Surgery) & Joseph A. Caprini M.D., M.S., FACS, RVT (Clinical Professor of Surgery)

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    Neil S. Sadick

  2. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Radiology, Columbia University, New York, 10032, New York, USA

    Neil Khilnani

  3. Morrison Vein Institute, Tempe, 85282, Arizona, USA

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Nutescu, E.A., Michaud, J.B., Caprini, J.A., Caprini, J.A. (2013). Genetic Thrombophilias: When to Consider and What to Do. In: Sadick, N., Khilnani, N., Morrison, N. (eds) Practical Approach to the Management and Treatment of Venous Disorders. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2891-5_13

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