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- Title
Challenging Aspects of Managing Hemostasis in Adolescents.
- Authors
Nowak-Göttl, Ulrike; Kenet, Gili
- Abstract
The prevalence of symptomatic childhood venous thromboembolism increases among adolescents. The occurrence of nonhereditary prothrombotic risk factors, e.g. oral contraceptive pills, often prescribed to adolescent females for various indications, such as tobacco use, obesity and hypertension may trigger symptomatic thrombosis, especially in carriers of genetic thrombophilia traits. On the other hand, heavy menstrual bleeding is a common clinical problem of young adolescent women. A proper diagnostic workup of these women may enable physicians to detect and treat congenital bleeding disorders, e.g. von Willebrand disease, presenting with menorrhagia. The challenges of diagnosis and treatment of either thrombosis or bleeding disorders in young adults will be discussed in this review. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
HEMOSTASIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM risk factors; TOBACCO &; health; OBESITY; THROMBOSIS risk factors; VON Willebrand disease; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of oral contraceptives; DIAGNOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Acta Haematologica, 2014, Vol 132, Issue 3/4, p326
- ISSN
0001-5792
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000360237