Inferior Vena Cava Agenesis and Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Pharmacological Alternative to Vitamin K Antagonists

Inferior vena cava (IVC) agenesis is a rare congenital abnormality affecting the infrarenal segment, the suprarenal or the whole of the IVC. It has an estimated prevalence of up to 1% in the general population that can rise to 8.7% when abnormalities of the left renal vein are considered. Most IVC m...

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Main Authors: Inês Esteves Cruz, Pedro Ferreira, Raquel Silva, Francisco Silva, Isabel Madruga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2019-12-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1310