Seasonal variation of venous thrombosis: a consecutive case series within studies from Leiden, Milan and Tromsø
J Thromb Haemost. 2012 Jun 8;
Authors: Ribeiro DD, Bucciarelli P, Braekkan SK, Lijfering WM, Passamonti SM, Brodin EE, Rosendaal FR, Martinelli I, Hansen JB
Abstract
Circannual variability of venous thrombosis has been reported since 1939, but there is no definitive determination of whether it really exists. Although a recent meta-analysis on this topic, including 35 000 patients with venous thrombosis, has recently been published [1], and showed a similar existence of a seasonal variability in venous thrombosis as for arterial cardiovascular disease [2], there are some issues that preclude whether this meta-analysis found a true association between seasonal variability in the incidence of venous thrombosis. © 2012 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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