title: [Hypercoagulable states: definition and general mechanisms].
abstract: Hypercoagulable states are characterized by an increased risk for developing venous and arterial thrombosis. This situation is the consequence of inbalance of the hemostatic activity (fibroinformation > fibrinolysis). Primary and secondary hypercoagulable states are reviewed and clinical situations mandatory for a laboratory evaluation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine interne, Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek, Ixelles, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wettendorff
mesh_terms: D020152:Antithrombin III Deficiency; D020151:Protein C Deficiency; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology