Thrombophilia Testing – Who Should be Tested?
Background and Consensus Guidelines No general consensus exists as to which patients with blood clots and which family members should be tested for thrombophilias. At least five guidelines or...
View ArticleClotting Disorders (Thrombophilia): Who Should Be Tested? What To Test?
Stephan Moll, MD writes… A publication today in the journal Vascular Medicine discusses - for patients and family members – (a) in which patient with blood clots (DVT, PE) to consider testing for a...
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Family Member Testing For Thrombophilia
Background If a thrombophilia (clotting disorder) has been identified in a patient with blood clots (venous thromboembolism = VTE), the question arises whether other family members should be tested for...
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Pregnancy Loss and Thrombophilia
How common is pregnancy loss? What are the causes? Pregnancy loss in the general population is common. Most losses occur in the first trimester. As many as 5 % of women have 2 or more early losses;...
View ArticleThree Things We Shouldn’t Do
Stephan Moll, MD writes… The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has identified 3 things that physicians dealing with DVT, PE and anticoagulation should avoid – published today [ref 1]. SUMMARY OF...
View ArticleThrombophilia – Information Handout for Patients
Stephan Moll, MD writes… An information article on various aspects of thrombophilia, written for patients and family members, was published today – available here – as a Vascular Disease Patient...
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