Prothrombotic markers in Thalassemia major patients: A
- Author:
Sadia SULTAN
1
;
Syed Mohammed IRFAN
;
Syed Mustansir Hussain Zaidi
Author Information
1. Department of Haematology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Publication Type:Original Articles
- Keywords:
Thalassemia major;
Hypercoagulopathy;
Protein C;
Protein S;
Antithrombin
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2018;73(4):185-189
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background: It is being increasingly recognised thatthalassemia major patients, like intermedia, have increasedpropensity for thromboembolism. Deficiency of naturalanticoagulants is more recently defined finding contributingto the hypercoagulable state. The aim this study is todetermine natural anticoagulants levels and their correlationwith maternal characteristics, haematological andbiochemical markers.
