Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis
Authors: Claude Bachmeyer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters6 July 2010Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous ThrombosisClaude Bachmeyer, MDClaude Bachmeyer, MDFrom Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tenon (AP-HP), 75020 Paris, France.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read with great interest the article by Decousus and colleagues (1), which describes the risk factors for venous thromboembolism in patients with superficial venous thrombosis (SVT), including male sex, history of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), previous cancer, and absence of varicose veins. However, tobacco consumption was not investigated. Thromboangiitis obliterans is a vasculitis that develops in young patients with superficial thrombophlebitis, arterial upper-limb involvement, and the Raynaud phenomenon in the absence of atherosclerotic risk factors other than smoking (2, 3). Its cause is unknown, but the relationship with tobacco has been demonstrated, and its frequency is ...References1. Decousus H, Quéré I, Presles E, Becker F, Barrellier MT, Chanut M, et al; POST (Prospective Observational Superficial Thrombophlebitis) Study Group. Superficial venous thrombosis and venous thromboembolism: a large, prospective epidemiologic study. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152:218-24. [PMID: 20157136] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Olin JW. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). N Engl J Med. 2000;343:864-9. [PMID: 10995867] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Shionoya S. Diagnostic criteria of Buerger's disease. Int J Cardiol. 1998;66 Suppl 1 S243-5. [PMID: 9951826] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Fazeli B, Modaghegh H, Ravrai H, Kazemzadeh G. Thrombophlebitis migrans as a footprint of Buerger's disease: a prospective-descriptive study in north-east of Iran. Clin Rheumatol. 2008;27:55-7. [PMID: 17554578] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tenon (AP-HP), 75020 Paris, France.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSuperficial Venous Thrombosis and Venous Thromboembolism Hervé Decousus , Isabelle Quéré , Emilie Presles , François Becker , Marie-Thérèse Barrellier , Myriam Chanut , Jean-Luc Gillet , Hervé Guenneguez , Christine Leandri , Patrick Mismetti , Olivier Pichot , Alain Leizorovicz , and Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis Matias E. Valsecchi Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis Hervé Decousus , Isabelle Quéré , and Alain Leizorovicz Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Superficial Venous Thrombosis Michael S. Lauer Metrics Cited ByUndifferentiated Connective Tissue Dysplasia As a Risk Factor of Superficial Thrombophlebitis in Patients with Varicose Veins 6 July 2010Volume 153, Issue 1Page: 62-63KeywordsCancer risk factorsConflicts of interestDeep vein thrombosisMedical risk factorsRetrospective studiesVasculitisVeinsVenous thromboembolism ePublished: 6 July 2010 Issue Published: 6 July 2010 CopyrightCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...