Association between cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism in the elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The preponderance of the evidence supports no association between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism (VTE), other than obesity. There are limited data in older people.

Objectives

To investigate whether cardiovascular risk factors (body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, hypertension, and diabetes) are associated with the risk of VTE in elderly and to assess the combined effect between cardiovascular risk factors and genetic risk factors for VTE (factor V Leiden/prothrombin 20210A, positive family history of VTE, and non-O blood group).

Methods

The Age and Thrombosis, Acquired and Genetic risk factors in the Elderly study is a multicenter case-control study performed in Vermont, USA and Leiden, the Netherlands, comprising 40

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature