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BLOOD REVIEWS
Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages 225-229Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2009.07.002
Keywords
Venous thrombosis; Venous valves; P-selectin; Tissue factor; Ischemia; Obesity; Sex hormones; Stasis; Microparticles
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- Leducq Foundation, Paris, France
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In 1856 Virchow proposed a triad of causes for venous thrombosis, postulating that stasis, changes in the vessel wall or changes in the blood could lead to thrombosis. We now know that abnormally high levels of some coagulation factors and defects in the natural anticoagulants contribute to thrombotic Fisk. Among these, factor V Leiden, which renders factor Va resistant to activated protein C, is the Most prevalent with approximately 5% of the Caucasian population having this genetic alteration. These genetically controlled variants in coagulation factors work in concert with other risk factors, such as oral contraceptive use, to dramatically increase thrombotic risk. While these abnormalities in the blood coagulation proteins are associated with thrombotic disease propensity, they are less frequent contributors to thrombosis than age or cancer. Cancer increases thrombotic risk by producing tissue factor to initiate coagulation, by shedding procoagulant lipid microparticles or by impairing blood flow. Age is the strongest risk factor for thrombosis. Among possible reasons are fragility of the vessels potentially contributing to stasis, increased coagulation factor levels, impaired function of the venous valves, decreases in the efficacy of natural anticoagulants associated with the vessel wall, increased Fisk of immobilization and increased risk of severe infection. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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