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Historical literature review reveals that Virchow did not describe the triad of hypercoagulability, stasis, and endothelial injury in its current form, despite coining the term venous thrombosis.
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Challenges longstanding attribution of Virchow's triad; leaves open accurate historical framing in clinical teaching and research.
This historical review clarifies that while Virchow made substantial contributions to the understanding of venous thromboembolism, he did not explicitly describe the triad currently attributed to him.
Bagot et al. (2008) conducted a review in Venous thrombosis. Historical attribution of Virchow's triad was evaluated. Historical literature review reveals that Virchow did not describe the triad of hypercoagulability, stasis, and endothelial injury in its current form, despite coining the term venous thrombosis.
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