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Review outlines diagnosis, treatment, and thromboprophylaxis for VTE and antiphospholipid antibodies in pregnancy.
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Thrombosis during pregnancy poses special problems. This review focuses on risk factors for the development of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy, diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during pregnancy, therapeutic recommendations for the treatment of acute thromboembolism during pregnancy, and thromboprophylaxis in the pregnant woman. Management of pregnant women with antiphospholipid antibodies is also reviewed.
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Bates et al. (1997) conducted a review in Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy (deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, antiphospholipid antibodies). Thromboprophylaxis and treatment of acute thromboembolism was evaluated. Risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and thromboprophylaxis for venous thromboembolism and antiphospholipid antibodies in pregnancy are reviewed (no quantitative results reported in abstract).
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