Evaluation of unmet clinical needs in prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in at-risk patient groups: pregnancy, elderly and obese patients

Evaluation of unmet clinical needs in prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in at-risk patient groups: pregnancy, elderly and obese patients

Abstract Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) accounts for an estimated 900,000 cases per year in the US alone and constitutes a considerable burden on healthcare systems across the globe. Objective To understand why the burden is so high, qualitative and quantitative research was carried out to...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Brenner, Roopen Arya, Jan Beyer-Westendorf, James Douketis, Russell Hull, Ismail Elalamy, Davide Imberti, Zhenguo Zhai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Subjects:
Venous thromboembolism
Elderly
Pregnant
Pregnancy
Obese
Obesity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-019-0214-8

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