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Congenital antithrombin deficiency in patients with splanchnic vein thrombosis.

Anna BaigesMaría Eugenia de la Morena-BarrioFanny TuronAntonia MiñanoJosé Ferrusquía-AcostaMarta MagazJuan Carlos ReverterVicente VicenteVirginia Hernández-GeaJavier CorralJoan Carles García-Pagán
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2020)
Antithrombin deficiency may be underdiagnosed by current clinical screening techniques. Therefore, a comprehensive AT evaluation should be considered in cases of rethrombosis or doubtful interpretation of anti-FXa activity levels. SVT is a relatively common localization of the thrombotic event in patients with congenital AT deficiency.
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