Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways [electronic resource] / by Graham Hughes, Munther A Khamashta.
By: Hughes, Graham [author.].
Contributor(s): Khamashta, Munther A [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: X, 94 p. 15 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781447151616.Subject(s): Medicine | Rheumatology | Medicine & Public Health | RheumatologyDDC classification: 616.723 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a handy and easy-to-read guide to the main features of Hughes syndrome. There has been worldwide interest in this 'new' syndrome (first described in 1983). A clotting tendency which can potentially affect any organ in the body, it is: * responsible for 1 in 5 recurrent miscarriages (now successfully treated with aspirin and heparin) * responsible for 1 in 5 young (under 45) strokes * a major cause of early heart attacks * responsible for 1 in 5 deep vein thromboses * an important cause of migraine. Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a valuable resource for professionals with an interest in the subject, as well as general practitioners and patients.
Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a handy and easy-to-read guide to the main features of Hughes syndrome. There has been worldwide interest in this 'new' syndrome (first described in 1983). A clotting tendency which can potentially affect any organ in the body, it is: * responsible for 1 in 5 recurrent miscarriages (now successfully treated with aspirin and heparin) * responsible for 1 in 5 young (under 45) strokes * a major cause of early heart attacks * responsible for 1 in 5 deep vein thromboses * an important cause of migraine. Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a valuable resource for professionals with an interest in the subject, as well as general practitioners and patients.
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