Venous Thrombosis. Risk Factors, Management and Complications

Description

Thrombophilias can be defined as a group of inherited or acquired disorders that increase the risk of developing thrombosis. Venous thromboembolism (VT) is considered a multifactorial disease produced by a sum of risk factors that predispose to the thrombotic event. This predisposition includes genetic and acquired defects. Thrombosis can occur in any section of the venous system, but commonly manifests as deep vein thrombosis of the leg and pulmonary embolism. Major complications of venous thrombosis are a disabling post-thrombotic syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, and sudden death duo to a pulmonary embolism and therefore, it poses a burden on health economy. Venous thrombosis is a common clinical challenge for doctors of all disciplines, as it is a complex multicausal disease. This books discusses in further detail the many complications and risk factors caused by venous thrombosis. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Venous Thromboembolism in Oncologic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery (pp. 1-20)
Authors / Editors: (Solmaz Niknam Leilabadi, Hyuma A. Leland, Vinaya Soundararajan, Alex K. Wong, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, , Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Chapter 2 - Calf Vein Thrombosis (pp. 21-36)
Authors / Editors: (Indraneil Mukherjee, Khanjan H. Nagarsheth, Kuldeep Singh, Staten Island University Hospital, Division of Vascular Surgery, Staten Island, NY, USA)

Chapter 3 - Deep Venous Thrombosis as a Complication of Surgery and Trauma (pp. 37-46)
Authors / Editors: (Khanjan H. Nagarsheth, Kuldeep Singh, Staten Island University Hospital, Division of Vascular Surgery, Staten Island, NY, USA)

Chapter 4 - Superficial Thrombophlebitis (pp. 47-54)
Authors / Editors: (Khanjan H. Nagarsheth, Kuldeep Singh, Staten Island University Hospital, Division of Vascular Surgery, Staten Island, NY, USA)

Chapter 5 - Current Knowledge of Genetic Risk Factors for Venous Thrombosis (pp. 55-102)
Authors / Editors: (S. Navarro, L. Martos, E. Bonet, L. Ramón, F. España, P. Medina, Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Arteriosclerosis and Vascular Biology Group, bClinical Pathology Service, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain)

Chapter 6 - Genetic Risk Factors and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (pp. 103-120)
Authors / Editors: (Yu Hu, Liang Tang, Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Chapter 7 - The Prevalence of the C677T Polymorphism of the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (rs 1801133) and Classic Risk Factors in Costa Rican Women with Thrombotic Events (pp. 121-140)
Authors / Editors: (Lizbeth Salazar-Sánchez, Daniel Murillo, Juan Porras, Esteban Arrieta, Mayra Cartin, Alexander Parajeles, Research Centre in Hematology and related diseases CIHATA-Universidad de Costa Rica, San Juan de Dios, Hospital, San José, Costa Rica, and others)

Chapter 8 - Isolated Cortical Vein Thrombosis (pp. 141-156)
Authors / Editors: (Amit Batra, Rahul Rathakrishnan, Vijay K. Sharma, Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Singapore, and others)