Primary hypercoagulable states

Last revised by Arlene Campos on 25 Jun 2024

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Campos A, Bell D, Primary hypercoagulable states. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Jul 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-66320

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-66320

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/66320

rID:

66320

Article created:

14 Feb 2019, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

25 Jun 2024, Arlene Campos ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Arlene Campos had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Haematology

Synonyms:

Primary hypercoagulable state
Primary hyper-coagulable states
Primary hyper-coagulable state

Primary hypercoagulable states are those situations where patients have laboratory (genetic) abnormalities resulting in clinical conditions that are associated with an increased risk of thrombosis (prothrombotic states) or have recurrent thrombosis without recognisable predisposing factors (thrombosis-prone).

These patients are prone to recurrent venous thromboembolic events.

Primary hypercoagulable states include: