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Although essential for cell physiology, an increase or depletion of body iron has harmful effects on health. Apart from iron deficiency anemia and iron overload-related organ tissue damage, there are increasing evidences that body iron status is implicated in atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. The hypothesis formulated in 1981 that iron depletion
Franchini M.+3 more
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Minor injuries as a risk factor for venous thrombosis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Injuries increase the risk of venous thrombosis. So far, most research has focused on major injuries that are accompanied by other risk factors for venous thrombosis, such as plaster casts and surgery.
Doggen, Carine J.M.+2 more
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To describe the pathophysiological mechanisms by which obesity increases the propensity to thrombosis, the leading cause of death in the Western World, with particular emphasis on the role of inflammation, oxidative stress, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance and the coagulation cascade.Review article.Medline (1966-2005) and Cochrane library review of ...
Donald J. Adam+4 more
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Idiopathic Bilateral Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasound [PDF]
Internal jugular vein (IJV) thrombosis is an unusual condition, especially when it develops bilaterally. This is a case of bilateral IJV thrombosis in a 77-year old female who presented to the emergency department with neck and arm swelling after ...
Aquino-Jose, Victor M.+2 more
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Current perspective of venous thrombosis in the upper\ud extremity [PDF]
Venous thrombosis of the upper extremity is a rare disease. Therefore, not as much is known about risk factors, treatment and the risk of recurrence as for venous thrombosis of the leg.
Doggen, C.J.M.+3 more
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The incidence of portal vein thrombosis at liver transplantation [PDF]
The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was examined in 885 patients who received orthotopic liver transplantations for various end‐stage liver diseases between 1989 and 1990. The thrombosis was classified into four grades.
Iwatsuki, S+3 more
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Endogenous Fibrinolysis : An Important Mediator of Thrombus Formation and Cardiovascular Risk [PDF]
© 2015 BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION. PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER INC.Most acute cardiovascular events are attributable to arterial thrombosis.
Gorog, Diana A, Okafor, Osita N
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Molecular Analysis of Prothrombotic Gene Variants in Venous Thrombosis: A Potential Role for Sex and Thrombotic Localization [PDF]
Background: Requests to test for thrombophilia in the clinical context are often not evidence-based. Aim: To define the role of a series of prothrombotic gene variants in a large population of patients with different venous thromboembolic diseases ...
AMATO, FELICE+9 more
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Balloon occlusion retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices in two non-cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis [PDF]
This report describes two non-cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis who underwent successful balloon occlusion retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) of gastric varices with a satisfactory response and no complications.
Borghei, Peyman+2 more
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