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Risk Factors and Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

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Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of an intraluminal thrombus that occludes wholly or partially deep veins’ lumen. There is no single cause for DVT, but there are medical conditions that increase the likelihood of developing thrombi. Therefore, the incidence of this condition is associated with the number of risk factors present. Although, there are several risk factor assessment and protocols available for DVT prevention in daily medical practice.

The DVT’s prevention decreases the risk of pulmonary embolism. An estimated one-third of cases of pulmonary embolism progress to death if the condition remains untreated. Survivors are subject to chronic complications: about 4 % develop pulmonary hypertension, and 25–50 % have post-thrombotic syndrome in the lower limb.

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Abbreviations

BMI:

Body mass index

DVT:

Deep venous thrombosis

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  1. Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena, 190, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil

    Raisa Cristina Teodoro da Silva M.D.

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena, 190, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil

    Lucas Ferreira Botelho M.D. & Francesco Evangelista Botelho M.D.

  3. Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena, 110, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30130-100, Brazil

    Raquel Ferreira Nogueira M.D.

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    Tulio Pinho Navarro

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    Ligia Cisneros

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da Silva, R.C.T., Botelho, L.F., Nogueira, R.F., Botelho, F.E. (2017). Risk Factors and Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. In: Navarro, T., Dardik, A., Junqueira, D., Cisneros, L. (eds) Vascular Diseases for the Non-Specialist. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46059-8_11

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