Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism
By J. Heit. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2015
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Thrombosis can affect any venous circulation. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep-vein thrombosis of the leg or pelvis, and its complication, pulmonary embolism. VTE is a fairly common disease, particularly in older age, and is associated with reduced survival, substantial health-care costs, and a high rate of recurrence. VTE is a complex (multifactorial) disease, involving interactions between acquired or inherited predispositions to thrombosis and various risk factors. Major risk factors for incident VTE include hospitalization for surgery or acute illness, active cancer, neurological disease with leg paresis, nursing-home confinement, trauma or fracture, superficial vein thrombosis, and—in women—pregnancy and puerperium, oral contraception, and hormone therapy. Although independent risk factors for incident VTE and predictors of VTE recurrence have been identified, and effective primary and secondary prophylaxis is available, the occurrence of VTE seems to be fairly constant, or even increasing.
Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Hematology, Internal Medicine
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- Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: Considerations of Methodology, Application, and Safety (2019, background): “If dislodged it is termed an embolus and can result in a pulmonary embolism (PE) which can be life-threatening (Heit, 2015).”
- American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. (2020, background): “Approximately one third of all patients with a new diagnosis of VTE have PE, with or without DVT,(7-9) and it is estimated that up to a quarter of all patients with PE present with sudden death.(4)”