ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
The gastrocnemius muscle hematoma arising from warfarin use: the importance of genotype analysis in hematomas of atypical localization
Zuhal Arıtürk Atılgan1, Ebru Öntürk Tekbaş1, Serhat Atılgan2, Selma Yazıcı3, Celal Yavuz4
1Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
2Dicle Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
3Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
4Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.183
Warfarin is an effective anticoagulant which is used for the prevention of arterial and venous thrombosis. Currently, this type of oral anticoagulant drugs are often used with various indications and rarely leads life-threatening bleeding. Although bleeding into the gastrocnemius muscle, is usually associated with trauma, it may very rarely result from warfarin overdose. In this article, we report a-41-year-old female case with hematoma in the gastrocnemius muscle due to low doses (i.e. 1.25 mg) of warfarin every other day.
Keywords : Coagulation; gene polymorphism; warfarin
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