Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism

It is uncertain to what extent established cardiovascular risk factors are associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE).To estimate the associations of major cardiovascular risk factors with VTE, ie, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.This study included individual participant data mostly from essentially population-based cohort studies from the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration (ERFC; 731 728 participants; 75 cohorts; years of...