Blar i forfatter Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) "Brækkan, Sigrid Kufaas"
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Cardiovascular risk factors and risk of venous thromboembolism
Brækkan, Sigrid Kufaas (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010-01-28)Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common disease, with serious short- and long-term complications and a potential fatal outcome. Despite the knowledge of several inherited and acquired risk factors for VTE, still 30-50 % of the VTE events occur in the absence of obvious predisposing factors. Traditionally, arterial and venous thrombosis has ...