title: Deep vein thrombosis: related to anemophilous pollen?
abstract: The etiology of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is still not elucidated nowadays. Based on the accordance between DVT incidence and the anemophilous pollen concentration in the air, we proposed the hypothesis that allergic reaction induced by anemophilous pollen may cause "idiopathic" DVT, and proinflammatory factors may play an important role in the thrombosis process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. qzg599@126.com.
authors.forename: Yiqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Yiping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Weici
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Shi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Xianghai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Bi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011058:Pollen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*