No primary laboratory tests are indicated for varicose veins! 2nd order laboratory parameters – depending on the results of the medical history, physical examination, etc. – for differential diagnostic clarification in case of suspected thrombosis.
- Factor V Leiden mutation – so-called APC resistance (APC genotyping).
- Factor II mutation (prothrombin mutation).
- Hyperhomocysteinemia
- Antithrombin III deficiency
- Protein C deficiency
- Protein S deficiency
- Factor VIII elevation
- Platelets
- Fibrinogen – due todysfibrinogenemia