The relationship between FV Leiden and pulmonary embolism

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• Alternative Title:
  Respir Res
• Personal Author:
  Hooper, W Craig ; De Staercke, Christine
• Description:
  Pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the leading causes of in-patient hospital deaths. As a consequence, the identification of hemostatic variables that could identify those at risk would be important in reducing mortality. It has previously been thought that deep vein thrombosis and PE are a single disease entity and would, therefore, have the same risk factors. This view is changing, however, with the realization that the prevalence of FV Leiden, a recognized genetic risk factor for deep vein thrombosis, may be a 'milder' genetic risk factor for PE. These observations suggest that PE is not only associated with a different set of risk factors, but may be reflective of a different clot structure.
• Subjects:
  Commentary Factor V FV Leiden Genetics Humans Prevalence Pulmonary Embolism Risk Factors Venous Thrombosis
• Source:
  Respir Res. 2002; 3(1):8.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f187bd561a2ff051b74c6bd8dd922e28e5bf8aec06f1a7300fbfdc67caf0d9c4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/4370/cdc_4370_DS1.pdf
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