Prevalence of thrombophilia in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of thrombosis.

Objective: The present study investigates the prevalence of thrombophilia in individuals with first or/and second degree family history of thromboembolism.

Material-methods: The study group consisted of 68 individuals with a first or second degree family history of venous or arterial thromboembolism, but without a personal history of thrombosis. The activity of ATIII, PC, PS, FVIII, FΧΙΙ and total homocysteine was measured on the ACL Advance coagulation analyzer.