Hypercoagulability diagnostics

Thromboses and embolisms are common. Every year, more than one in 1000 people contract a venous thrombosis or thromboembolism. In the majority of cases, clinical manifestation is caused by multiple factors comprising genetic risks with environmental influences, such as surgery, bedridden conditions, long flights or hormonal contraceptives. Several factors pointing towards a genetic component involved in the onset of thrombosis is initial manifestation at an early age, recurrences, family history and unusual location. This also includes recurrent pregnancy loss. In these cases in particular, we recommend a comprehensive hypercoagulability diagnosis, which usually includes functional coagulation tests, such as antithrombin, protein C, protein S, antiphospholipid antibodies etc., as well as genetic laboratory tests. Our laboratory offers further investigation of these mutations both in profile and individually.