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Venous thromboembolism incidence in the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Dec 2014
Naik R P, Streiff M B, Haywood C, Segal J B, Lanzkron S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been recently recognized as a complication of sickle cell disease (SCD); however, the incidence of VTE in SCD is unknown. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was to determine the incidence of first VTE, including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), among SCD patients age ≥ 15 years. We also evaluated genotypic differences in VTE risk and...
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