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Factors V, VII, VIII, X, XI, and XII of the coagulation system, platelet count, and antithrombin III levels were assayed in 20 healthy volunteers aged 20-40 years and 61 elderly subjects aged 66-96 years whose skinfold thickness was also measured. Factors XI, XII, and antithrombin III levels tended to increase in women and decrease in men while factors X, VII, and V tended to increase in both m...

From an estimated population of 2500 sian and three had underlying congenital hemophiliacs seen between 1965 and anomalies. No etiology was apparent in 976, 71 with documented central ncr38%. Sixty-five patients had intracranial vous system (CNS) bleeding were studied bleeding. Those with intracerebral bleeding retrospectively: 56 had factor VIII deficiency had a poorer prognosis than did those...

BACKGROUND Pseudoaneurysm formation is a rare complication of arterial puncture. CASE CHARACTERISTICS 3-week-old male developed an enlarging mass over the anterior aspect of left wrist following radial arterial puncture. OBSERVATION Doppler ultrasonography revealed mass to be left radial arterial pseudoaneurysm. Subsequent presentation of ecchymoses and investigations confirmed factor VIII ...

background: haemophilia a (ha) is an x-linked bleeding disorder caused by the absence or reduced activity of coagulation factor viii (fviii). coagulation factors are a group of related proteins that are essential for the formation of blood clots. the aim of this study was to genotype the coagulation factor viii gene mutations using inverse shifting pcr (is-pcr) in an iranian family with severe ...