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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-3-23
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Although there is strong evidence that the prevalence of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) varies significantly among different ethnic/racial groups, the genetic, physiologic and/or clinical basis for these differences remain largely undefined. African-American patients have a significantly higher rate of incident VTE, particularly following exposure to a provoking risk factor such as surgery, medical illness, trauma, etc. In addition, African-Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (PE) than deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) compared to Caucasian and other racial groups. On the other extreme, Asians/Pacific Islanders have a 70% lower prevalence of VTE and this is true for both idiopathic VTE and provoked, or 'secondary', VTE. Hispanics have a significantly lower prevalence of VTE compared to Caucasians, but higher than Asians/Pacific Islanders. The incidence of recurrent VTE varies depending on gender, type of thromboembolic event and race. Further research is needed in order to determine the fundamental differences between racial/ethnic groups that explain the observed differences in the prevalence of VTE. Race/ethnicity should be considered an important factor in the risk-stratification of patients with suspected VTE or patients at some risk for developing VTE.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0049-3848
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
123 Suppl 4
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
S11-7
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-African Americans,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Anticoagulants,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Asian Continental Ancestry Group,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-California,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-European Continental Ancestry Group,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Fibrinolytic Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Health Status Disparities,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Hispanic Americans,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Pulmonary Embolism,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Recurrence,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Risk Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Sex Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Venous Thromboembolism,
pubmed-meshheading:19303496-Young Adult
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| pubmed:year |
2009
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Effects of race and ethnicity on the incidence of venous thromboembolism.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
University of California, Davis, Sacramento, USA. rhwhite@ucdavis.edu
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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