Thromboembolic Disease in Children and Adolescents
Fig. 1 Virchow’s triad. Rudolph Virchow proposed three major factors that promote abnormal blood clotting 2 Epidemiology Currently, VTE incidence for patients under the age of 18 years is roughly…
Aspects of Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Fig. 1 Macroscopic findings: the origin of a thrombus in the popliteal vein (arrow) Fig. 2 Macroscopic findings: pulmonary embolism Usually, the starting point of emboli are leg deep veins,…
Thrombotic Syndrome
Fig. 1 Changes in ambulatory venous pressure [3] The exact cause of venous skin changes and venous ulceration is not yet known although the most prominent theory is that of…
Venous Thrombosis
Fig. 1 Anatomy of the normal cerebral venous circulation (Reproduced with kind permission from An Atlas of Neonatal Brain Sonography, 2nd edition, by Paul Govaert and Linda de Vries, published…
of P2Y12 Receptor in Thrombosis
Receptor P2Y1 P2Y12 Distribution [6–10] Platelets, heart, blood vessels, smooth muscle cells, connective and neural tissues, testis Platelets, some neural tissues, nasal mucosa, lymphocytes, endothelium G-coupled protein [11, 12] Gq…
Vein Thrombosis: Recent Advance
Major risk factors Prevalence Inherited Inherited antithrombin deficiency 3.9 %a Inherited protein C deficiency 5.6 %a Inherited protein S deficiency 2.6 %a Factor V Leiden mutation 6 %–32 %b Prothrombin G20210A mutation 14 %–40 %b Acquired Myeloproliferative…
Thrombosis: Regulatory Mechanisms and Emerging Directions
Fig. 1 Impact of cancer on risk of venous thrombosis. Adjusted odds ratios for venous thrombosis in patients with different cancer types, with distant metastasis (mets), and at different times…
Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Fig. 1 PRISMA diagram Abstracts were screened and included or eliminated by title, abstracts and full texts were screened for the peripheral use of non-invasive medical devices in humans for…
Risk of Thromboembolism in Users of Antidepressants and Antipsychotics
Antidepressants Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (venlafaxine, duloxetine) Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (mirtazapine, mianserine) Tricyclic antidepressants Antipsychotics Typical antipsychotics (First generation)a Low-potency High-potency Atypical…
Risk Factors in Venous Thromboembolism
Fig. 1 The prevalence of FV Leiden in European normal population/ VTE (%) (Refs. [17, 19–21]) *In France the frequency ranges from 1.3 % in southwestern to 7.1 % in northeastern regions…
