Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism

JA Heit - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2015 - nature.com
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 …

Risk assessment for recurrent venous thrombosis

PA Kyrle, FR Rosendaal, S Eichinger - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Venous thrombosis is a common disease that frequently recurs. Recurrence can be
prevented by anticoagulants, albeit at the cost of bleeding. Thus, assessment of the risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Thrombophilia testing: a British Society for Haematology guideline

DJ Arachchillage, L Mackillop… - British Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Guidelines Committee and the sounding board of BSH. It was also placed on the members
section of the BSH website for comment. It has also been reviewed by Royal College of …

Predictive value of factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A in adults with venous thromboembolism and in family members of those with a mutation: a systematic …

JB Segal, DJ Brotman, AJ Necochea, A Emadi… - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Testing for genetic risks for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common, but the
safety and utility of such testing need review. Objectives To define rates of recurrent VTE …

Impact of inherited thrombophilia on venous thromboembolism in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

G Young, M Albisetti, M Bonduel, L Brandao, A Chan… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The aim of the present study was to estimate the impact of inherited
thrombophilia (IT) on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) onset and recurrence in …

Venous thromboembolism: risk factors for recurrence

T Zhu, I Martinez, J Emmerich - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Patients who have a first episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE) have an elevated risk
of a recurrent episode, and this necessitates secondary prophylaxis. Anticoagulant therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Thrombophilia screening revisited: an issue of personalized medicine

G Colucci, DA Tsakiris - Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2020 - Springer
Clinical thrombophilia is the consequence of multiple gene and/or environment interactions.
Thrombophilia screening requires a targeted patient with specific indication, in which a …

Inherited risk factors for venous thromboembolism

I Martinelli, V De Stefano, PM Mannucci - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2014 - nature.com
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has important heritable components. In the past 20 years,
knowledge in this field has greatly increased with the identification of a number of gene …

Thrombophilia: common questions on laboratory assessment and management

JA Heit - ASH Education Program Book, 2007 - ashpublications.org
Thrombophilia is an inherited or acquired predisposition to thrombosis. This article reviews
the clinical manifestations of thrombophilia and addresses common questions on laboratory …

Predicting the risk of venous thromboembolism recurrence

JA Heit - American journal of hematology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a chronic disease with a 30% ten‐year recurrence rate.
The highest incidence of recurrence is in the first 6 months. Active cancer significantly …