TY - JOUR T1 - A 48-year-old male with renal infarction and thrombophilia JO - Nefrología (English Edition) T2 - AU - Fraile,P. AU - García-Cosmes,P. AU - Lerma,J.L. AU - Tabernero,J.M. SN - 20132514 M3 - DO - UR - https://www.revistanefrologia.com/en-a-48-year-old-male-with-renal-articulo-X2013251408005572 AB - To the editor: Acute renal infarction results from renal artery occlusion by embolic or thrombotic events.1 Renal embolism is most commonly caused by thrombi released from the heart in patients with heart disease. Thrombosis is usually due to trauma, or to generalized atherosclerosis in elderly patients. A less common cause are hypercoagulability states, associated to an increased risk of venous, or more rarely arterial, thrombosis. Such association is stronger in patients aged < 55 years and women.2 ER -