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Use of CT Scans in EDs
Diagnosis of PE associated with and trends in use of CT scans among patients with chest symptoms.
(Published: December 17, 2013)

New Study Findings: Hospitalizations of adults 60 years of age or older with venous thromboembolism
The journal Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis has published a new study that looks at the rates, trends, and factors associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis among hospitalizations of adults aged ≥ 60 years during the period 2001 to 2010.
(Published: September 6, 2013)

Key Findings: Venous Thromboembolism
Trends in Venous Thromboembolism-related pediatric hospitalizations, 1994-2009.
(Published: September 17, 2012)

Feature Articles

Deep Vein Thrombosis QuizHow much do you know about DVT? Take a quiz to find out and read one man’s personal experience with the condition.
(Published: March 4, 2013)

Killer Clots
Preventing Venous Thromboembolism.
(Published: January 7, 2013)

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Caitlin's StoryAbout 300,000 to 600,000 people are newly affected by DVT each year in the United States. Read about one woman's experience with DVT.

Are You at Risk for Deep Vein Thrombosis?Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in a large vein. Part of a clot may break off and travel to the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism and, possibly, death.
(Published: March 19, 2011)

Recent Articles

* These CDC scientific articles are listed in order of date published, from present to 2006.
 

Differences in Thrombotic Risk Factors in Black and White Women with Adverse Pregnancy Outcome. Thrombosis Research 2013 Nov; pii:S0049-3848(13)00510-0. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.10.035 {Epub ahead of print} Philipp CS, Faiz AS, Beckman MG, Grant A, et. al.  
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Hospitalizations of Adults >60 Years of Age With Venous Thromboembolism
Clinical and Applied Thrombosis Hemostasis. 27 June 2013. [epub ahead of print]
Yusuf HR, Reyes N, Zhang QC, Okoroh EM, Siddiqi AEA, Tsai J.  
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Predictive Accuracy of 29-Comorbidity Index for In-Hospital Deaths in US Adult Hospitalizations with a Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism 
Tsai J, Abe K, Boulet SL, Beckman MG, Hooper WC, Grant AM 
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e70061. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070061. Print 2013. PubMed PMID: 23922902; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3724730.
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Hospitalizations of Adults >  60 Years of Age with Venous ThromboembolismYusuf HR,  Reyes N, Zhang QC, Okoroh EM, Siddiqi AA, Tsai J.
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost; June 27, 2013
[E-pub ahead of print]
DOI: 10.1177/1076029613493659
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Modeling Uncertain Outcomes of Genetic Testing: Factor V Leiden and Pregnant Women
Grosse SD, Caughey AB
Genet Med. 2013 May;15(5):335-7
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Incidence-based cost estimates require population-based incidence data. A critique of Mahan et al.Scott D. Grosse
The following paper was published in modified form by Schattauer in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. doi:10.1160/TH11-09-0666
Thromb Haemost 2012; 107:192–193
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Family History of Myocardial Infarction Is a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism Among Whites But Not Among BlacksMili FD, Hooper WC, Lally C, Austin H
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost; June 12, 2012. [E-pub ahead of print}
DOI: 10.1177/1076029612448419
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Characteristics of abdominal vein thrombosis in children and adults
Landi D, Beckman MG, Shah NR, Bockenstedt P, Grant AM, Heit JA, Key NS, Kulkarni R, Manco-Johnson M, Moll S, Philipp CS, Andersen JC, Ortel TL.
Thromb Haemost 2013 Apr 8;109(4):625-32.
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Health care expenditures associated with venous thromboembolism among children.
Boulet SL, Grosse SD, Hooper WC. 
Thrombosis Research 2012;E publication May 12(5):583-587.
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Increased risk of venous thromboembolism is associated with genetic variation in heme oxygenase-1 in Blacks.Bean CJ, Boulet SL, Ellingsen D, Trau H, Ghaji N, Hooper WC, Austin H.
Thrombosis Research 2012;130:942-947.
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Family history of myocardial infarction is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism among Whites but not among Blacks.Mili FD, Hooper WC, Lally C, Austin H.
Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 2012 June 13 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: 10.1177/1076029612448419.
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Trends in in-hospital deaths among hospitalizations with pulmonary embolism.Tsai J, Grosse SD, Grant AM, Hooper WC, Atrash HK.
Archives of internal medicine 2012;172(12):960-961.
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Correlates of in-hospital deaths among hospitalizations with pulmonary embolism: findings from the 2001-2008 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Tsai J, Grosse SD, Grant AM, Reyes NL, Hooper WC, Atrash HK.
PLoS One 2012;7(7):e34048.
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Venous Thromboembolism in Adult Hospitalizations — United States, 2007–2009
MMWR; June 8, 2012 / 61(22);401-404
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Obesity-related Coagulation Changes in Pregnancy
Smrtka MP, Thames B, Beckman M, Rajgor D, Gandhi M,
James AH
Thrombosis Research; February 2012; 129(2):204-6.
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Incidence-based Cost Estimates Require Population-based Incidence Data: A Critique of Mahan et al.
Thrombosis and Hemostasis; January 2012; 107(1):192–193.
Grosse SD
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Developing Surveillance Activities for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
Beckman MG, Grosse SD, Kenney KM, Grant AM, Atrash HK
American Journal of Preventive Medicine; December 2011; 41(6S4): S428–S434.
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Health Care Expenditures Associated with Venous Thromboembolism Among Children
Thrombosis Research; published online, August 25, 2011.
Boulet SL, Amendah D, Grosse SD, Hooper WC.
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The Impact of Co-morbid Conditions on Family History of Venous Thromboembolism in Whites and Blacks
Mili FD, Hooper WC, Lally C, Austin H
Thrombosis Research; April 2011; 127:309-316.
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New Gene Variants Associated with Venous Thrombosis: A Replication Study in White and Black Americans
Austin H, De Staercke C, Lally C, Bezemer ID, Rosendaal FR, Hooper WC
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis; 2011; 9(3):489-95
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Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism Among Privately Insured US Adults
Boulet SL, Grosse SD, Hooper WC, Beckman MG, Atrash HK
Archives of Internal Medicine; October 2010; 170(19):1774–1775
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Comparison of Characteristics from White- and Black-Americans with Venous Thromboembolism: A Cross-Sectional Study
American Journal of Hematology, July 2010; 85(7):467-71.
Heit J, Beckman M, Bockenstedt P, et al.
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Venous Thromboembolism: A Public Health Problem in Need of a Public Health Response
American Journal of Preventive Medicine; April 2010, Volume 38, Issue 4, Supplement 1, pp.S495-S501.
Beckman M, Hooper WC, Critchley S, Ortel TL 
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Venous Thromboembolism in African-Americans: A Literature-based Commentary
Thrombosis Research; January 2010; Volume 125, Issue 1, pp. 12-8.
Hooper WC.
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Hormonal Contraception, Sickle Cell Trait, and Risk for Venous Thromboembolism among African American Women
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; June 2009, Volume 200, Issue 6, 620.e1-3.
Austin H, Lally C, Benson JM, Whitsett C, Hooper WC, Key NS.
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Fibrinogen Gamma Gene 3'-end Polymorphisms and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in the African-American and Caucasian Population
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis; June 2009, Volume 101, Issue 6, pp. 1078-84.
de Willige SU, Pyle ME, Vos, HL, et al.
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Public Health Research Activities in Venous Thromboembolism
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; 2008, Volume 28 p. 394-5.
Beckman M, Critchley S, Hooper WC, Grant A, Kulkarni R.
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Sickle Cell Trait and the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism among Blacks
Blood; August 1, 2007, Volume 110, Issue 3, pp. 908-12.
Austin H, Key NS, Benson JM, Lally C, Dowling NF, Whitsett C, Hooper WC.
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The Prevalence of the Prothrombin Gene Variant C20209T in African-Americans and Caucasians and Lack of Association with Venous Thromboembolism
Thrombosis Research; 2006, Volume 118, Issue 6, pp. 767-8.
Hooper WC, Roberts S, Dowling N, Austin H, Lally C, Whitsett C.
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