Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism: What Is the Risk and How to Prevent It

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Thrombosis related</td><td align="left">Patient related</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Unprovoked event <br/>Nonsurgical transient versus surgical risk factor associated with the first event<br/>Proximal (especially if iliofemoral) versus distal DVT<br/>Pulmonary embolism<br/>Persistence of residual vein thrombosis<br/></td><td align="left">Men <br/>Active cancer<br/>Antiphospholipid syndrome<br/>Inherited thrombophilic alterations<br/>Pregnancy and puerperium<br/>Hormonal therapies<br/>Obesity<br/>Presence of inferior vena cava filter<br/>Polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia, especially in the presence of JAK2 V617F mutation</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Risk factors for recurrence after a first VTE event.

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Table 1: Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism: What Is the Risk and How to Prevent It 