Journal article
Hypercoagulable States
Abstract
Hypercoagulable states can be inherited or acquired. Inherited hypercoagulable states can be caused by a loss of function of natural anticoagulant pathways or a gain of function in procoagulant pathways. Acquired hypercoagulable risk factors include a prior history of thrombosis, obesity, pregnancy, cancer and its treatment, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and myeloproliferative disorders. Inherited …
Authors
Anderson JAM; Weitz JI
Journal
Critical Care Clinics, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 933–952
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.ccc.2011.09.007
ISSN
0749-0704