High prevalence of congenital thrombophilia in patients with pregnancy-related or idiopathic venous thromboembolism/pulmonary embolism.

Congenital thrombophilia which is characterized by deficiencies in proteins such as antithrombin (AT), protein C (PC) and protein S (PS), is a major cause of venous thromboembolism (VTE). A total of 130 patients with VTE were evaluated for congenital thrombophilia based on the activity of AT, PC, or PS. Fifteen VTE patients with congenital AT deficiency (11.