| Risk factors for venous thromboembolism. | |
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PMID: 20620709 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) are often modifiable and overlap with risk factors for coronary artery disease. Encouraging our patients to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle by abstaining from cigarettes, maintaining lean weight, limiting red meat intake, and controlling hypertension might lower the risk of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), although a cause-effect relationship has not been firmly established. For hospitalized patients, guidelines have provided evidence-based strategies to identify patients at risk, such as elderly persons and those with cancer, congestive heart failure, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or undergoing major surgery. Most should receive pharmacological prophylaxis, which will minimize the risk of VTE. Because approximately 3 of every 4 pulmonary embolism and DVT events occur outside the hospital setting, patients should also be assessed for persistent high-risk of VTE at the time of hospital discharge. |
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Authors:
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Samuel Z Goldhaber |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume: 56 ISSN: 1558-3597 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-08-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8301365 Medline TA: J Am Coll Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright (c) 2010 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Harvard Medical School, Venous Thromboembolism Research Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. sgoldhaber@partners.org |
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Child Female Humans Inpatients Life Style Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Recurrence Registries Risk Factors Thrombosis / complications Venous Thromboembolism / etiology*, genetics, prevention & control |
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