Pregnancy and Venous Thromboembolism: Risk Factors, Trends, Management, and Mortality.

Mohammed A AlsheefAlhanouf M AlabbadRowida A AlbassamRawan M AlarfajAbdul Rehman Zia ZaidiOhoud Al-ArfajAmani K Abu-Shaheen

Published in: BioMed research international (2020)

Pregnancy was the most common provoking factor for VTE in our study. Pregnant women should undergo formal, written assessments of risk factors for VTE at the first visit and delivery. Larger studies with a randomized design, and control groups are required to confirm the current findings.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
risk factors
pregnant women
direct oral anticoagulants
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
case control
atrial fibrillation