Clinical endocrinology
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Clinical endocrinology · Nov 2014
Rotation thromboelastometry and the hypercoagulable state in Cushing's syndrome.
Rotation thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) can be used for hypercoagulability evaluation. Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with hypercoagulability; however, ROTEM® has never been evaluated in this setting. ⋯ Although FVIII and vWF were abnormal in CS patients, only the initiation clot formation was different in the ROTEM® methodology and no deep vein thrombosis was found.