title: Superficial venous thrombosis: recognizing the risk.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Roach and colleagues show that individuals with prior superficial venous thrombosis are at increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism when exposed to acquired clinical risk factors.
authors.affiliation: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY.
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014680:Veins; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*