Thrombophilia by Andrea Luigi Tranquilli

Thrombophilia
by Andrea Luigi Tranquilli

Publisher: InTech 2011
ISBN-13: 9789533078724
Number of pages: 226

Description:
Thrombophilia(s) is a condition of increased tendency to form blood clots. This condition may be inherited or acquired, and this is why the term is often used in plural. People who have thrombophilia are at greater risk of having thromboembolic complications, such as deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or cardiovascular complications, like stroke or myocardial infarction, nevertheless those complications are rare and it is possible that those individuals will never encounter clotting problems in their whole life.