Winter and venous thromboembolism: A dangerous liaison?

Future Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 717-719

  Manfredini, Roberto ^c   Gallerani, Massimo ^a   Salmi, Raffaella ^a   Dentali, Francesco ^b   Ageno, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiovascular mortality; chronobiology; deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; seasons; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WINTER;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80555156135     PISSN: 14796678     EISSN: 17448298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fca.11.61     Document Type: Review

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