Management of Venous Thromboembolisms: Part I. The Consensus for Deep Vein Thrombosis.

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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a potentially catastrophic condition because thrombosis, left untreated, can result in detrimental pulmonary embolism. Yet in the absence of thrombosis, anticoagulation increases the risk of bleeding. In the existing literature, knowledge about the epidemiology of DVT is primarily based on investigations among Caucasian populations. There has been little information available about the epidemiology of DVT in Taiwan, and it is generally believed that DVT is less common in Asian patients than in Caucasian patients. However, DVT is a multifactorial disease that represents the interaction between genetic and environmental factors, and the majority of patients with incident DVT have either inherited thrombophilia or acquired risk factors. Further

SUBMITTER: Wang KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4804936 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature