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SUBMITTER: Lichota A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7406375 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lichota Anna A Gwozdzinski Krzysztof K Szewczyk Eligia M EM
Journal of inflammation research 20200730
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death in the world. Important risk factors of thrombosis include bed restraint, surgery, major trauma, long journeys, inflammation, pregnancy, and oral contraceptives, previous venous thromboembolism, cancer, and bacterial infections. Sepsis increases the risk of blood clot formation 2-20 times. In this review, we discussed various mechanisms related to the ...[more]