Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism
Authors: Joseph Emmerich, Jean-Nol Fiessinger
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters19 August 2003Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent ThromboembolismJoseph Emmerich, MD, PhD and Jean-Nol Fiessinger, MDJoseph Emmerich, MD, PhDHpital Europen Georges Pompidou, 75908 Paris Cedex 15 (Emmerich, Fiessinger)Search for more papers by this author and Jean-Nol Fiessinger, MDHpital Europen Georges Pompidou, 75908 Paris Cedex 15 (Emmerich, Fiessinger)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-4-200308190-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The article by Prandoni and colleagues (1) showed an association between residual venous thrombosis and recurrent venous thromboembolism. As demonstrated in several studies, DVT appears to be multifactorial (2). Therefore, the authors' classification of patients is confusing. They divided patients into three main categories: thrombophilia, secondary thrombosis, and idiopathic thrombosis. This does not take into consideration the fact that in thrombophilia, a triggering event (for example, secondary thrombosis) often contributes to the disease (3). Furthermore, 15% of Prandoni and colleagues' patients were not tested for thrombophilia. It would be useful for the medical community and ongoing or ...References1. Prandoni P, Lensing AW, Prins MH, Bernardi E, Marchiori A, Bagatella P, . Residual venous thrombosis as a predictive factor of recurrent venous thromboembolism. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:955-60. [PMID: 12484710] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Rosendaal FR. Venous thrombosis: a multicausal disease. Lancet. 1999;353:1167-73. [PMID: 10209995] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. De Stefano V, Leone G, Mastrangelo S, Tripodi A, Rodeghiero F, Castaman G, . Thrombosis during pregnancy and surgery in patients with congenital deficiency of antithrombin III, protein C, protein S [Letter]. Thromb Haemost. 1994;71:799-800. [PMID: 7974352] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hpital Europen Georges Pompidou, 75908 Paris Cedex 15 (Emmerich, Fiessinger) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoResidual Venous Thrombosis as a Predictive Factor of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism Paolo Prandoni , Anthonie W.A. Lensing , Martin H. Prins , Enrico Bernardi , Antonio Marchiori , Paola Bagatella , Michela Frulla , Laura Mosena , Daniela Tormene , Andrea Piccioli , Paolo Simioni , and Antonio Girolami Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism Vijay Rajput Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism Paolo Prandoni , Anthonie W.A. Lensing , and Martin H. Prins Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism James L. Sebastian and Dario M. Torre Metrics Cited byVenous thrombosis: understanding the paradoxes of recurrence 19 August 2003Volume 139, Issue 4Page: 303KeywordsEchocardiographyForecastingPatientsThrombosisVeinsVenous thromboembolism ePublished: 19 August 2003 Issue Published: 19 August 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...