Factor V Leiden Protects Against Blood Loss and Transfusion After Cardiac Surgery
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Factor V Leiden protects against blood loss and transfusion after cardiac surgery.
BACKGROUND The outcome of cardiac surgery is influenced by several factors, but the impact of specific genetic variants has not been systematically explored. Because blood conservation is a pressing issue in cardiac surgery, we tested the hypothesis that factor V Leiden (FVL), a common coagulation factor polymorphism, may protect against blood loss and transfusion in patients undergoing cardiac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000051864.28048.01