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Several authors reported about the role of an elevated fibrinogen level as a risk factor for arterial and venous thromboembolism in adults [1–5]. In children elevated fibrinogen levels also are discussed to be a risk factor for thrombus development, but no special pediatric studies exist, which confirm this hypothesis [6].
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Wermes, C., Sykora, KW., Czwalinna, A., Welte, K., Ganser, A., von Depka Prondzinski, M. (2004). Elevated Fibrinogen is a Risk Factor for Arterial Thrombosis in Children. In: Scharrer, I., Schramm, W. (eds) 33rd Hemophilia Symposium. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18260-0_14
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