title: Inherited thrombophilia: diagnosis and anticoagulation treatment in pregnancy.
abstract: The association between inherited thrombophilia and deep vein thrombosis is well established. Adverse pregnancy outcomes, sometimes called placenta-mediated complications, have been attributed to excessive thrombosis and inflammation at the uteroplacental interface. This linkage resulted in widespread screening for thrombophilia in women with adverse pregnancy outcome. Anticoagulant therapy was initially liberally administered for prevention of adverse pregnancy outcome. Well-designed randomized trials were initiated and the results of some of these randomized trials have provided critical evidence-based data to serve as a guide for clinicians faced with managing patients with one or more of the common obstetric complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74200, Pakistan. Nazli.hossain@duhs.edu.pk
authors.forename: Nazli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Paidas
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D019851:Thrombophilia
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin