Risk factors and recurrence rate of primary deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremities.

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BACKGROUND: One third of cases of upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are primary, ie, they occur in the absence of central venous catheters or cancer. Risk factors for primary upper-extremity DVT are not well established, and the recurrence rate is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 115 primary upper-extremity DVT patients and 797 healthy controls for the presence of thrombophilia due to factor V...

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