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Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders: Vascular Disorders: Thrombosis [27]
Excessive Blood Clotting
Background, causes, symptoms, and treatment of hypercoagulability.
url: www.aafp.org/afp/971015ap/clotting.html
Factor VIII Activity and Thrombophilia Risk
Brief overview of the link between elevated factor VIII levels and excessive clotting. Includes list of sources.
url: www.hemex.com/factor_viii_activity_anecdote.htm
Guidelines on Therapeutic Products to Treat Haemophilia and Other Hereditary Coagulation Disorders
Introduction and methods, manufacture of therapeutic coagulation factor concentrates, safety data on which recommendations are based, licensing status, therapeutic guidelines, clinical audit and a review of the guidelines.
url: www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/ohc/guidetop.htm
Hypercoagulable States
Thomas G. DeLoughery Associate Professor of Medicine defines this term and does an in depth article.
url: www.ohsu.edu/som-hemonc/handouts/deloughery/hyper…..
International Health News Database
Summaries of the latest research concerning fish oils and blood coagulation.
url: www.oilofpisces.com/bloodcoagulation.html
Medline Plus: Congenital Protein C or S Deficiency
Brief information about these hypercoagulability disorders including causes, treatment, and prognosis.
url: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000559.ht….
Medline Plus: Factor V Deficiency
Provides brief information about this inherited bleeding disorder, which is similar to hemophilia. Includes causes, symptoms, and prognosis.
url: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000550.ht….
Medline Plus: Factor VII Deficiency
Brief information about this inherited bleeding disorder including causes, symptoms, and prognosis.
url: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000548.ht….
Medline Plus: Factor X Deficiency
Information about this inherited disorder that causes abnormal bleeding including causes, treatment, and prognosis.
url: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000553.ht….
Medline Plus: Factor XII Deficiency
Also known as Hageman factor, this is a congenital coagulation disorder that causes prolonged coagulation in a test tube but does not cause abnormal bleeding. Includes brief information.
url: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000545.ht….
Molecular Genetics of Blood Clotting
David Ginsburg, M.D: An article covering von Willebrand Factor, coagulation factor V, plasminogen activator inhibitor1, primary pulmonary hypertension and bone marrow transplantation.
url: www.hhmi.org/science/genetics/ginsburg.htm
Protein S Deficiency and Thrombophilia
Information about these rare medical conditions, anticoagulant therapy, research and online forum.
url: www.protein.org.uk/
Prothrombin Gene Mutation
Discusses study results and whether or not thrombophilia patients should be tested for this mutation.
url: www.hemex.com/prothrombingenemutation.htm
A Single Genetic Origin for the Prothrombin Gene Defect
Abstract of an article that theorizes that there is a single common ancestor for all people carrying this gene defect.
url: www.bloodclot.org/news/research/abstracts/a_single….
UIUC Hematology Resource Page
Features diagrams and information about the various thrombophilic genetic markers, general information about clotting, glossary, and list of research sources.
url: www-admin.med.uiuc.edu/hematology/
Viewpoint Online: Coagulation
Features articles about blood coagulation disorders including activated protein C resistance, von Willbrand’s disease, and hypercoagulability.
url: www.beckmancoulter.com/Coulter/Techpubs/coagulatio….
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