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Table 1 Risk factors for venous thromboembolism [13]

From: Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism with low-molecular-weight heparins: Clinical implications of the recent European guidelines

• Immobility

• Malignancy

• Trauma

• History of VTE

• Surgery

• Varicose veins

• Infection

• Dehydration

• The postpartum period

• Hormone therapy

• Advanced age

• Cancer therapies

• Obesity

• Thrombophilia

• Acute medical illness

 
  1. VTE, venous thromboembolism
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