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Testing for heritable thrombophilia in acute venous thromboembolism
Eric Tseng and Rita Selby
CMAJ July 04, 2017 189 (26) E891; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160062
Eric Tseng
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology (Tseng, Selby); Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Selby); University Health Network and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDRita Selby
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology (Tseng, Selby); Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (Selby); University Health Network and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Testing for heritable thrombophilia in acute venous thromboembolism
Eric Tseng, Rita Selby
CMAJ Jul 2017, 189 (26) E891; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160062
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- Heritable thrombophilias are inherited disorders that increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- Tests for heritable thrombophilia should not be done during an episode of acute VTE, as they are often inaccurate in this context
- The presence of heritable thrombophilia should not affect the duration of anticoagulation in acute VTE
- Routine testing for heritable thrombophilia in relatives of patients with VTE has not been shown to affect clinical outcomes5
- Testing for heritable thrombophilia is expensive and provides low value to the health care system
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