Hypercoagulability in End-stage Liver Disease: Review of Epidemiology, Etiology, and Management

Abstract. In this review, we analyze the epidemiology of thromboses related to end-stage liver disease (ESLD), discuss causes of hypercoagulability, describe susceptible populations, and critically evaluate proposed prophylaxis and treatment of thromboses. Classically, ESLD has been regarded as a mo...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Verbeek, MBChB, MMed, Jonathan G. Stine, MD, MSc, Fuat H. Saner, MD, DEAA, Dmitri Bezinover, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-11-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000843