The relationship between unprovoked venous thromboembolism, age, and acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1507-1513

  Spencer, F A ^a   Ginsberg, J S ^a   Chong, A ^b   Alter, David A ^b,c,d,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Matched cohort study; Prognosis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 49949098193     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03062.x     Document Type: Article

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