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CHAPTER 27

Thrombosis and

a ntithrombotic

t herapy

Key topics

■ Arterial thrombosis 363

■ Venous thrombosis 364

■ Investigation of thrombophilia 370

■ Diagnosis of venous thrombosis 370

■ Anticoagulant drugs 371

■ Heparin 371

■ Low molecular weight heparin 373
■ Oral anticoagulants 374

■ Post - thrombotic syndrome 377

■ Mechanical methods of prophylaxis of venous
thrombosis 377
■ Fibrinolytic agents 377

■ Antiplatelet drugs 378
Essential Haematology, 6th Edition. © A. V. Hoffbrand and P. A. H. Moss. Published 2011 by Blackwell
Publishing Ltd.