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Thrombophilia in pregnancy
1 Haematology Department, 3rd Floor, Macewen Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0SF, UK
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Dr Walker email: idw{at}idwhaem.demon.co.uk
Thrombophilia can be defined as a predisposition to thrombosis. Abnormalities in haemostasis that are associated with clinical thrombophilia include heritable defects, such as mutations in the genes encoding the natural anticoagulants antithrombin, protein C, and protein S, or clotting factors prothrombin and factor V, and acquired defects, such as antiphospholipids. Women with thrombophilic defects have been shown to be at increased risk, not only of pregnancy associated thromboembolism, but also of other vascular complications of pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia and fetal loss. Routine thrombophilia screening of all women attending antenatal clinics is not recommended. Because some thrombophilic defectsfor example, type 1 antithrombin deficiency and antiphospholipidsare associated with a high risk of recurrent thrombosis or other pregnancy complications, it is suggested that selected women (those with a personal or confirmed family history of venous thromboembolism or with a history of recurrent fetal loss) are screened for these defects to allow pregnancy management planning.
Key Words: thrombophilia pregnancy
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