Comprehensive hypercoagulable state testing is indicated in patients with a first idiopathic deep venous thrombosis
Abstract
A 45-YEAR-OLD MAN presents with a 3-day history of right leg swelling and pain. He is diagnosed with an acute right common femoral vein thrombosis. He takes no medications, has an unremarkable medical history, no recent trauma or surgery, no recent travel, and no known cancer. Performance of a comprehensive hypercoagulable state panel is contemplated.
aMidwest Hemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratories, 3591 North Briarwood Lane, Suite B, Muncie, IN 47304, USA
bIndiana University School of Medicine, Muncie, IN, USA
dDivision of Thrombosis, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, B236 Clinical Center, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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