2146 female Nurses' Health Study, obesity tripled the risk of unprovoked PE. 7 Hypertension
predisposes to both atherothrombosis and VTE. Hypertension is associated with a 50 …

Arterial thrombosis and venous thrombosis are common problems facing clinicians. Some
patients with thrombosis have an underlying hypercoagulable state. These states can be …

Background Two recent studies, a cohort study from Denmark, and a case-control study from
The Netherlands, have reported increased risks of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among …

Most large or fatal pulmonary embolisms (PE) at autopsy were unsuspected ante mortem.
Newly identified clinical characteristics of PE enhance our ability to identify potential …

Objectives. As part of the Border Contraceptive Access Study, we interviewed oral
contraceptive (OC) users living in El Paso, Texas, to assess motivations for patronizing a US …

Thrombophilia contributes to the risk of thrombosis in women using female hormones. The
objective of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of thrombophilia in women …

The use of oral contraceptives first became widespread some 40 years ago, and reports of
an excess risk of cardiovascular disease among women who used these agents soon …

OBJECTIVE: Women under hormone replacement therapy carry an increased risk of venous
thromboembolism (VTE), mostly during the first year. Despite great efforts devoted to …

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess the long-term efficacy and safety of a low-
dose monophasic combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing 0.02 mg ethinylestradiol …

INTRODUCTION: Whether high factor (F) VIII and low free protein S levels are risk factors for
arterial thrombosis is unclarified. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a post-hoc analysis of a …