[Epidemiological evaluation of thromboembolic risk. Critical review of the prospects offered by determination of antithrombin III].
Authors review the epidemiology of deep venous thrombosis and the prothrombotic state in high risk patients; particularly antithrombin III role in blood clotting is considered. A fall in antithrombin III concentration and/or activity can induce hypercoagulability and thrombosis. Moreover authors stress the need to evaluate antithrombin III as anti-Xa activity, to detect high risk patients for deep venous thrombosis.
D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D012306:Risk; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
D000990:Antithrombin III
Valutazione epidemiologica del rischio tromboembolico. Revisione critica delle prospettive offerte dal dosaggio dell'antitrombina III.