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Ask Dr. Stephan Moll

These questions have been submitted by folks on the mailing list and answered by Dr. Moll, Director of the Thrombophilia Program at the Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, UNC Chapel Hill (North Carolina, USA). Why am I doing this?

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  1. Blood or organ donation and thrombophilia
  2. Alternatives to Coumadin®
  3. Doppler ultrasound
  4. Greenfield filter
  5. Cancer and Factor V Leiden
  6. Lovenox
  7. Factor V deficiency
  8. Factor V Leiden and bleeding
  9. Risk of recurrence of DVT/PE; Length of Coumadin®
  10. Headaches and heparin
  11. Prothrombin 20210 mutation
  12. Genetics of thrombophilia
  13. Spina bifida and factor V Leiden and other thrombophilias
  14. Oral contraceptives and coumadin®
  15. Anesthesia, surgery, and thrombophilia
  16. Pregnancy loss and thrombophilias
  17. INR
  18. Arterial clots and factor V Leiden or other thrombophilias
  19. D-dimer
  20. Gallbladder disease and factor V Leiden
  21. Antiphospholipid antibodies
  22. Hair loss and Coumadin®
  23. Birth control options in thrombophilia
  24. Various questions 1
  25. Coumadin® (and other coumarin drugs)
  26. Coumadin®
  27. INRs that fluctuate
  28. Coumadin resistance
  29. Generic warfarin versus brand Coumadin®
  30. Breastfeeding and Coumadin®
  31. Factor V Leiden: Laboratory tests
  32. Factor 8, 9,11, and fibrinogen and blood clots
  33. Eye (central retinal vein thrombosis) and factor FV Leiden
  34. Portal Vein Thrombosis, Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis, Budd-Chiari Syndrome
  35. Aspirin, Plavix
  36. Thrombophilia Patient Interest Groups (NATT and TAP)
  37. Pilot Thrombophilia Centers in the U.S.
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension
  39. Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  40. Family testing for genetic abnormalities
  41. Thrombophilia and Health and Life Insurance
  42. Sensitivity to warfarin - Genetic predisposition
  43. Interpreting FVLeiden tests
  44. Strange inheritance patterns
  45. Aneurysm, stroke, sinus vein thrombosis - definitions
  46. Air Travel and thrombophilia
  47. DVT causing stroke; PFO
  48. Behcet's disease and blood clots
  49. Thrombophilia laboratory testing
  50. Protein S deficiency
  51. MTHFR and homocysteine
  52. Questions to ask your doctor
  53. Blood types and factor V Leiden
  54. Antiphospholipid Antibodies
  55. Antithrombin deficiency
  56. Lupus anticoagulant and INR
  57. Neurontin for DVT-related chronic pain
  58. Low platelets and clotting
  59. Global test for thrombophilia
  60. Osteoporosis drugs and clotting
  61. Ischemic colitis and thrombophilia
  62. Alternative medicine - PlasminPlus
  63. Various questions II
  64. Legg-Perthes disease and thrombophilia
  65. Questions to ask your doctor
  66. High-dose warfarin requirements
  67. Dental work and factor V Leiden
  68. Arm clots
  69. Various Questions III
  70. Nattokinase
  71. May-Thurner syndrome
  72. Symptoms of DVT and PE
  73. Exanta (=Ximelagatran)
  74. Vasectomy and warfarin
  75. Patient Advocacy for thrombosis
  76. Alcohol and warfarin (Coumadin®)
  77. Homocysteine
  78. Sticky Platelet Syndrome
  79. Purple Toe Syndrome
  80. Cranberry Juice, Grapefruit juice and warfarin (Coumadin®)
  81. Superficial thrombophlebitis
  82. Venous Stasis Syndrome = Postthrombotic Syndrome
  83. Colonoscopy or surgery while on Coumadin® (Bridging Therapy)
  84. Preventive Coumadin®for asymptomatic adolescents
  85. Baker's cyst
  86. Warfarin induced skin necrosis
  87. Various questions, IV
  88. Heavy menses on warfarin
  89. Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome and Clots
  90. Minor cuts and Bleeding on Warfarin
  91. Atrial Fibrillation and Factor V Leiden
  92. New Blood Clot in Spite of Low Molecular Weight Heparin
  93. DVT in Young Adults
  94. Home INR Machines and Antiphospholipid Antibodies
  95. The morning-after pill (postcoital emergency contraceptive pill)
  96. Vitamin K2 supplementation in patients on warfarin
  97. Clomid ®
  98. Athletes and blood clots
  99. Blood Thinners and Migraine
  100. Vaginal estrogen cream, tablets, and ring
  101. Subcutaneous Catheters (InsuflonT)
  102. Arixtra ® during pregnancy
  103. Ginkgo biloba
  104. Hemophilia and DVT prophylaxis
  105. Tattoos and warfarin
  106. Testosterone and Blood Clots
  107. Thrombosis Organizations and Interest Groups in the U.S. and Canada
  108. Osteonecrosis and thrombophilia
  109. Dental work on warfarin
  110. High Altitude and Clotting Risk
  111. Vitamin K supplementation in patients with fluctuating INRs

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