Shiqiang Xiong, Jun Hou, Haixia Yang, Meiting Gong, Xin Ma, Xuhu Yang, Hongyang Zhang, Yao Ma, Liang Gao, Haifeng Pei
Xiong, Shiqiang, Jun Hou, Haixia Yang, Meiting Gong, Xin Ma, Xuhu Yang, Hongyang Zhang, Yao Ma, Liang Gao, and Haifeng Pei. The profiles of venous thromboembolism at different high altitudes High Alt Med Biol. 00:000-000, 2024.-This study investigated the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in high altitude (HA) and very HA areas. Patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosed between 2004 and 2022 in Yecheng, China, were retrospectively analyzed. The results showed that patients with PE at very HA had a higher risk of lower extremity DVT (OR 16...
April 29, 2024: High Altitude Medicine & Biology