Smoking is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism

Smoking is a serious health problem and most important avoidable causes of death in the world.Smoking is the major risk factor for cardiovascular system for developing atherosclerosis which is also associated for the development thromboembolism.Smoking is one of six major modifiable risk factors for cardiac vascular disease and is the leading cause of death.1 According to the results of recent studies,venous thromboembolism (VTE) can also result from smoking.2 VTE results from a combination of hereditary and acquired risk factors,or hypercoagulable states associated with smoking.It is a common,lethal disorder that affects hospitalized and non hospitalized patients,recurs frequently,is often overlooked,and results in longterm complications including chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and the post-thrombotic syndrome.Regular smoking has been associated with VTE in different studies.