Background—The concept that venous thromboembolism (VTE) and atherosclerosis are 2
completely distinct entities has recently been challenged because patients with VTE have …

Background—Studies have suggested a link between risk factors for atherosclerotic disease
and venous thromboembolism (VTE), but results are heterogeneous. We sought to identify …

Background: Much controversy surrounds the association of traditional cardiovascular
disease risk factors with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Methods: We performed an …

After the initial demonstration provided 4 years ago by a case–control study in the New
England Journal of Medicine, numerous investigations have addressed the association …

Background: Previous studies have shown that idiopathic pulmonary embolism is positively
associated with other cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction and stroke …

Importance It is uncertain to what extent established cardiovascular risk factors are
associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Objective To estimate the associations of …

An increasing body of evidence suggests the likelihood of a link between arterial and
venous disease. According to the results of recent studies, atherosclerosis and venous …

Background The association between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and risk of
venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been extensively examined in prospective studies …

Apart from obesity, it remains controversial whether atherosclerosis and its cardiovascular
risk disease (CVD) factors are associated with risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Using …

Thromboembolic arterial diseases (acute myocardial infarction; AMI, atherothrombotic stroke
and peripheral artery disease; PAD) and venous thromboembolism (VTE)(deep venous …