Inappropriate Testing and Treatment of Factor V Leiden and Other Heritable Thrombophilias

Am J Med. 2019 Sep;132(9):e712-e713. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.03.039. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Authors

Scott J Parsons¹, Sven R Olson², Thomas G DeLoughery²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. Electronic address: parsonss@ohsu.edu.
² Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Knight Cancer Institute, Portland.

PMID: 30998919
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.03.039

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Achilles Tendon / injuries
Aged
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Factor V / genetics
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing*
Incidental Findings
Male
Mutation
Thrombophilia / diagnosis*
Thrombophilia / drug therapy*
Unnecessary Procedures*
Venous Thrombosis / etiology
Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anticoagulants
factor V Leiden
Warfarin
Factor V

Supplementary concepts

Thrombophilia, hereditary