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January 1, 2000Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism: A Community-based Study in Western France

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Population

342,000 inhabitants in a defined population in Western France

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Cohort

Follow-up

1 year

Authors

EOEmmanuel OgerVascular Medicine

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Overview

VTE incidence rises sharply after 75 with most events at home; leaves open targeted community prevention strategies.

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Population
342,000 inhabitants in a defined population in Western France
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Outcome
Incidence of venous thromboembolism (overall, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism)hard clinical

The annual incidence of VTE in a general population is 1.83 per 1,000, rising to over 1 per 100 in those over 75, with a significant proportion occurring at home.

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Emmanuel Oger (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7c8e1ce6f41aaf0bcf7dbbhttps://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1613887
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