Race and Venous Thromboembolism

Race and venous thromboembolism: nature or nurture?

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Venous Thromboembolism Following Travel

International travel has become increasingly common and accessible, hence, about two billion passengers undertake international and domestic air travel each year. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious public health disorder which may occur following prolonged travel, especially after air travel. A direct relation between VTE development and prolonged travels has been documented, while some ...

Thalassemia and Venous Thromboembolism

Although the life expectancy of thalassemia patients has markedly improved over the last few decades, patients still suffer from many complications of this congenital disease. The presence of a high incidence of thromboembolic events, mainly in thalassemia intermedia, has led to the identification of a hypercoagulable state in these patients. In this review, the molecular and cellular mechanism...

Venous thromboembolism and cancer.

A 64-year-old man with prostate cancer who recently underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset exertional dyspnea and chest heaviness. On physical examination, he was tachy-cardic with a heart rate of 110 beats per minute, normotensive with a blood pressure of 100/76 mm Hg, and hypox-emic with an oxygen saturation of 88% on room air. Left ...

NICE and venous thromboembolism.