Factor V Leiden mutation: An added risk in single ventricle palliation

Factor V Leiden mutation: An added risk in single ventricle palliation

We present the case report of a child with Factor V Leiden mutation who underwent Fontan procedure. Thromboembolism is a widely recognized complication of the Fontan procedure and its modifications. Factor V Leiden mutation, being a hypercoagulable state, posed a higher risk for thromboembolism in t...

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Main Authors: R Saileela, C Shanthi, Ravi Agarwal, Raghavan Subramanyan, K M Cherian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Factor V Leiden mutation
Fontan
thromboembolism
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2012;volume=5;issue=2;spage=205;epage=206;aulast=Saileela

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