Venous thromboembolism has the same risk factors as atherosclerosis: A PRISMA-compliant systemic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown that idiopathic pulmonary embolism is positively associated with other cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, suggesting a potentially important association between atherosclerosis risk factors and venous thromboembolism (VTE). We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the correlation between risk factors for atherosclerosis and VTE.

Methods

In December 2014, we searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for studies evaluating the associations between VTE and risk factors for atherosclerosis and pooled outcome data using random-effects meta-analysis. In addition, we analyzed publication bias.

Results

Thirty-three case-control and cohort studies with a total of 185,124 patients met the inclusion criteria. We found that p

SUBMITTER: Mi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4985321 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature