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 …

The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism

JA Heit, FA Spencer, RH White - Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2016 - Springer
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is categorized by the US Surgeon General as a major
public health problem. VTE is relatively common and associated with reduced survival and …

American Society of Hematology 2023 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: thrombophilia testing

S Middeldorp, R Nieuwlaat… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Background Hereditary and acquired thrombophilia are risk factors for venous
thromboembolism (VTE). Whether testing helps guide management decisions is …

A clinical-genetic risk score for predicting cancer-associated venous thromboembolism: a development and validation study involving two independent prospective …

A Muñoz, C Ay, E Grilz, S López, C Font… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of death among patients with
cancer. The Khorana score was developed for assessing the risk of VTE in outpatients with …

Environmental and genetic risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism

M Crous-Bou, LB Harrington… - Seminars in thrombosis …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism,
and a combination of environmental and genetic risk factors contributes to VTE risk. Within …

Cross-ancestry investigation of venous thromboembolism genomic predictors

F Thibord, D Klarin, JA Brody, MH Chen, MG Levin… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a life-threatening vascular event with
environmental and genetic determinants. Recent VTE genome-wide association studies …

[HTML][HTML] Venous thromboembolism: disease burden, outcomes and risk factors

JA Heit - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2005 - Elsevier
The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the community has important
implications for VTE prevention and management. This review describes the disease burden …

[HTML][HTML] Racial differences in venous thromboembolism

NA Zakai, LA McClure - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2011 - Elsevier
The incidence of venous thrombosis (VTE) varies by race, with African‐Americans having
over 5‐fold greater incidence than Asian‐ancestry populations, and an intermediate risk for …

The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in the community: implications for prevention and management

JA Heit - The vein book, 2007 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter describes the incidence, survival, recurrence,
complications, and risk factors for deep vein thrombosis of the leg, pelvis, or arm, and its …

Common susceptibility alleles are unlikely to contribute as strongly as the FV and ABO loci to VTE risk: results from a GWAS approach

DA Trégouët, S Heath, N Saut… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a complex disease that has a major genetic component
of risk. To identify genetic factors that may modify the risk of VTE, we conducted a genome …