| 1. | Obesity has long been regarded as a risk factor for venous thrombosis.
|
| 2. | While he was in hospital, he suffered from a venous thrombosis.
|
| 3. | Factor V Leiden increases the risk of venous thrombosis by two known mechanisms.
|
| 4. | Pregnancy in itself causes approximately a five-fold increased risk of deep venous thrombosis.
|
| 5. | This mutation is also the most common hereditary risk for venous thrombosis among Caucasians.
|
| 6. | Other mutations of factor V are associated with venous thrombosis.
|
| 7. | This may arise from a deep venous thrombosis, especially after a period of immobility.
|
| 8. | Ovarian vein dilatation might also follow venous thrombosis ( clotting inside the vein ).
|
| 9. | Cerebral venous thrombosis, an uncommon form of stroke, is more common in those with PNH.
|
| 10. | It is unclear whether these individuals are at increased risk for " recurrent " venous thrombosis.
|
