Secondary hypercoagulable states are acquired during life, usually in an individual who is unwell or immobile.
The common causes of a secondary hypercoagulable state fall into three main categories:
Commonly an acute thrombotic episode results in an individual who acquires a hypercoagulable state on the background of a primary hypercoagulability.
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