VTE Risk Factors

In half of all cases of thrombosis, the cause is unknown. But there are risk factors that are well defined by medical science and practice

Although in half of the cases of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism physicians don’t know the reason for a blood clot or for its travel to the lungs, medical-scientific advances have made it possible to recognize risk factors that can trigger a venous thromboembolic disease.

The main causes predisposing a blood clot inside the veins are as follows:

• • surgery or trauma
  • prolonged bed rest (four days or more), inactivity (prolonged sitting in a car or airplane) or immobilization due to the application of a splint or cast to an extremity
  • cancer
  • pregnancy and puerperium
  • assisted reproduction
  • menopause
  • hormonal treatments with estrogens: contraceptive pill and hormones to adapt the body to sexual identity
  • congenital predisposition to thrombosis (thrombophilia)
  • long trips

 CALCULATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A VTE

Several factors may lead to the development of VTE. In this graph, connected in real time with the RIETE Registry, where you can consult the risk of suffering a thrombosis or a pulmonary embolism consistent with the main triggers.

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Its use without the express consent of the holders of rights is strictly prohibited.
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