Review Article

Association between Thrombophilia and the Post-Thrombotic Syndrome

Table 1

Included studies in deep vein thrombosis patients.

ReferenceAuthor/yearType of patientNumber of patients includedThrombophilias assessed (%) with PTS Criteria for PTS diagnosis

[24]Prandoni et al., 1996 DVT 355LAC, PC, PS, AT99 (28)Villalta
[25]Prandoni et al., 1997 DVT528LAC, PC, PS, AT119 (22.5)Villalta
[26]Prandoni et al., 2004 DVT180FVL, PTM, LAC, PC, PS23 (25.6) patients
44 (48.9) controls
Villalta
[27]Schulman et al., 2006 DVT545FVL, PTM, APL306 (56.3)CEAP
[28]Stain et al., 2005 DVT406FVIII, FVL, PTM176 (43.3)CEAP
[29]Tick et al., 2008 DVT1668FVL, PTM417 (25)Modified Villalta
[30]Biguzzi et al., 1998 DVT51FVL, LAC, PC, PS, AT32 (63)CEAP
[31]Kahn et al., 2005 DVT145FVL, PTM54 (37.2)Villalta
[32]Kahn et al., 2008 DVT387FVL, PTM102 (40)Villalta
[33]Spiezia et al., 2010 DVT530FVL, PTM, LAC, PC, PS, AT172 (32.5)Villalta
[34]Bittar et al., 2012 DVT55FVIII31 (56.3)CEAP

FVL: factor V Leiden, PTM: prothrombin G20210A, APC res: activated protein C resistance, LAC: lupus anticoagulant, APL: antiphospholipid antibodies, PC: protein C deficiency, PS: protein S deficiency, AT: antithrombin deficiency, FVIII: coagulation factor VIII, DVT: deep vein thrombosis, CVU: chronic venous ulcer, PTS: postthrombotic syndrome, and CEAP: clinical, aetiological, anatomical, and pathological classification.