title: Prothrombotic Risk Factors and Preventive Strategies in Adolescent Venous Thromboembolism.
abstract: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adolescents is a serious condition that requires prompt recognition and optimal management to prevent mortality and long-term morbidity. Adolescents account for a large proportion of cases of VTE in children. As teenagers transition from childhood to adulthood, they are at risk of developing medical conditions and exposure to risky habits that predispose them to VTE. This review focuses on the variety of risk factors and comorbidities seen in adolescent VTE and takes a quick look into risk-based preventive strategies for primary and secondary prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA lvsrivat@txch.org.
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Srivaths
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dietrich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D019851:Thrombophilia; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: adolescent; risk factors; thrombophilia; thromboprophylaxis; venous thromboembolism