Association between cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism in the elderly

Association between cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism in the elderly

Abstract Background The preponderance of the evidence supports no association between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism (VTE), other than obesity. There are limited data in older people. Objectives To investigate whether cardiovascular risk factors (body mass index,...

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Main Authors: Huijie Wang, Frits R. Rosendaal, Mary Cushman, Astrid vanHylckama Vlieg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Subjects:
cardiovascular risk factors
elderly
genetic markers
risk
venous thromboembolism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12671

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