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Venous thromboembolism in obese pregnant women: approach to diagnosis and management
Affiliations- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital,, 600 University Ave, ON M5G 1X5 Toronto, Canada
- 1st Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical University in Warsaw, Poland, Plac Starynkiewicza 1/3, 02-015 Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains among the leading causes of maternal mortality in the developed world, presenting variably as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE) or cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT), among others. Obesity in particular has been recognized as the principal contributing factor to the risk of VTE in pregnancy and with the global increase in the rates of obesity affecting reproductive age women, heightened awareness of the risk and consequences of VTE in this population are vital. Thus, prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of VTE in the obese gravida are discussed.
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains among the leading causes of maternal mortality in the developed world, presenting variably as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE) or cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT), among others. Obesity in particular has been recognized as the principal contributing factor to the risk of VTE in pregnancy and with the global increase in the rates of obesity affecting reproductive age women, heightened awareness of the risk and consequences of VTE in this population are vital. Thus, prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of VTE in the obese gravida are discussed.
Keywords
venous thromboembolism, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, cerebral vein thrombosis, pregnancy, obesity, anticoagulation, low molecular weight heparin
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Venous thromboembolism in obese pregnant women: approach to diagnosis and management
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2017-08-31
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Ginekol Pol 2017;88(8):453-459.
Keywords
venous thromboembolism
deep vein thrombosis
pulmonary embolism
cerebral vein thrombosis
pregnancy
obesity
anticoagulation
low molecular weight heparin
Authors
Ann Kinga Malinowski
Dorota Bomba-Opoń
Jacqueline Parrish
Urszula Sarzyńska
Dan Farine
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