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Volume 351:2015-2018 November 4, 2004 Number 19
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Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Men and Women

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by Kyrle, P. A.
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To the Editor: Kyrle et al. (June 17 issue)1 found that the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism is higher among men than among women. This finding could influence the management of secondary prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism.

We analyzed the effect of sex on recurrent venous thromboembolism among patients who had had a first episode of idiopathic proximal deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and who had been included in our previous studies.2,3 The comparison between our results and those presented by Kyrle et al. is shown in Table 1. In our population of patients with proximal idiopathic deep-vein thrombosis or . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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