“…Reductions in AT III below normal values are clinically important and have been associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation, 7,74 venous thrombosis, 15,23,44 hypercoagulability, 4,58 liver dis ease, 6,54 the nephrotic syndrome, 46,49 and major surgery. 9 Certain drugs can also cause a decrease in functional AT III.…”