Would you consider thrombophilia testing in a pregnant patient with VTE?  

If work-up is sent and the patient is found to have a persistently positive antiphospholipid antibody, particularly lupus anticoagulant, would you consider life long anticoagulation with warfarin or attribute the thrombus to pregnancy? 



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at Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center
Thank you Dr. @Rosenstein. As it turns out, our p...
at UTMB Health
I agree. I would check for antiphospholipid antibo...
at Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center
Thank you Dr. @Gonzalez. Our patient did not have...
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