Infection and VTE
Bedrest for a few days when you suffer from an infection is one of the risk factors for the development of a venous thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism (venous thromboembolic disease, VTE). Doctors of the RIETE group have observed that in patients immobilized by an...
Response to thrombosis varies according to the type of cancer
Cancer is one of the risk factors related to the origin of a deep venous thrombosis or a pulmonary embolism (two faces of venous thromboembolic disease, VTE). 1 out of 5 people with VTE have cancer. This fact has led many RIETE investigators to observe the evolution...