title: [Deep vein thrombosis: epidemiology, risk factors and natural history].
abstract: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are major sources of morbidity and mortality. In young individuals the incidence of DVT is of 1/100,000 people; at middle age it is approximately 1/1000, which is also the overall incidence; thereafter, it increases steeply and in old age approaches 1%/year. DVT is a multifactorial disease involving a variety of risk factors, many of which are common. It is nowadays accepted that the interaction of multiple risk factors over time determines the risk of thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Angiologie, Hôpital Universitaire de Lausanne.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coiteux
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mazzolai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D044469:Racial Groups; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants