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The document discusses whether thrombophilia testing is useful for patients presenting with venous thromboembolism (VTE). While thrombophilia is found in about half of VTE patients, testing does not clearly help clinical management. Testing asymptomatic relatives may help for severe deficiencies, but risks of treatment outweigh benefits for most. Observational studies show patients tested for thrombophilia have similar recurrence risks as untested patients. Testing cannot be justified to prolong anticoagula

Author

Eyyup Uctepe

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EN