Prothrombin is a protein found in the blood. It’s required for your blood to clot properly. Blood clots are solid clumps of blood made up of platelets and a network of a protein called fibrin.

When you get a cut, your body jumps into action to keep things from getting out of hand. Cells called platelets get there first to slow the bleeding. Then, a bunch of proteins, called clotting factors ...

The prothrombin gene mutation increases your risk of severe blood clots. Medications, regular checkups, and healthy lifestyle habits can help reduce this risk. The prothrombin gene plays a crucial ...

We identified a novel mechanism of hereditary thrombosis associated with antithrombin resistance, with a substitution of arginine for leucine at position 596 (p.Arg596Leu) in the gene encoding ...

The thrombotest reagent was obtained from the manufacturer § and the test procedure was performed as recommended by them. Syringes used to collect the venous blood were not siliconized. (The use of ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Prothrombin time ratio' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

A concentrated form of prothrombin complex appears to rapidly and permanently reverse the effects of the novel anticoagulant rivaroxaban, a factor Xa inhibitor. But according to results of a small ...

In this video, Iberia Romina Sosa, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exhibition, which examined Factor V Leiden and prothrombin mutation and the risk for ...

The determination of prothrombin time (PT) has been standardized for domestic chickens; however, validated tests of coagulation are lacking for nondomestic avian species, limiting the investigation of ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Abnormal Prothrombin Time' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...