Congenital FVII Deficiency and Pulmonary Embolism: A Critical Appraisal of Al…

Fourteen patients with congenital factor VII (FVII) deficiency were reported to have had pulmonary embolism. All patients were type 2 defects with variably low activity but normal or near-normal antigen. Concomitant deep vein thrombosis was present in 7 instances. The majority of patients had no or only a mild bleeding tendency. Associated prothrombotic risk factors were present in 11 patients …