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Hematology is a field of medicine specializing in a wide range of blood diseases, including:

• Anemia of various types,
• Myelodysplastic syndrome,
• Leukemia,
• Hemostasis disorders, including bleeding disorders (thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, vonWillebrand’s disease) and hypercoagulable states (congenital and acquired thrombophilia).

The genetic susceptibility to thrombosis ( thrombophilia) is receiving increasing attention in the field of phlebology, so it is worthwhile to carry out diagnostic tests if factors or suspicions of such events are present.

The indications for diagnosis of thrombophilia include:

• Thrombosis during pregnancy,
• Thrombosis during the use of contraception or hormone replacement therapy,
• Recurrent thrombosis,
• Thrombosis in an unusual location, including arterial,
• Thrombosis in a person with a family history of thrombosis,
• Miscarriage or stillbirth,
• Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia,

The most common types of genetic susceptibility to thrombosis, are:

• Factor V Leiden,
• G20210A mutation in the prothrombin gene,
• Heterozygous protein C deficiency,
• Heterozygous protein S deficiency,
• Heterozygous antithrombin deficiency,
• Increased factor VIII activity,
• A combination of several factors is often present.

The most common of the acquired thrombophilia is the antiphospholipid syndrome.