Open AccessInteraction of Hereditary Thrombophilia and Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors on the Risk of Arterial Thromboembolism
Author(s) -
Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi,
Nic J.G.M. Veeger,
Saskia Middeldorp,
Willem M. Lijfering,
JanLeendert P. Brouwer,
Jur ten Berg,
Karly Hamulyák,
Karina Meijer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1942-3268
pISSN - 1942-325X
DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.115.001211
Subject(s) - thrombophilia , medicine , hazard ratio , prothrombin g20210a , diabetes mellitus , factor v leiden , confidence interval , risk factor , thrombosis , endocrinology , venous thrombosis
Hereditary thrombophilia is associated with a slightly increased risk of arterial thromboembolism (ATE). Whether hereditary thrombophilia interacts with traditional cardiovascular risk factors on the risk of ATE has yet to be established.
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