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A review of the hypercoagulable state

C S Eby1

  • 1Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

The hypercoagulable state refers to those factors, both acquired and congenital, that predispose an individual to thromboembolic events. In this article, the major acquired and inherited conditions associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolic events are critically reviewed.

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