title: Biomarkers for the prediction of venous thromboembolism in the community.
abstract: Venous and arterial thrombosis share common pathophysiology. Multiple biomarkers reflecting various biological pathways can predict arterial thrombosis. We studied whether this approach could identify persons at risk of first venous thromboembolism (VTE).
authors.affiliation: Framingham Heart Study of Boston University School of Medicine and NHLBI, Framingham, MA, USA. Electronic address: marjap@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Marja K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Puurunen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Enserro
authors.affiliation: Framingham Heart Study of Boston University School of Medicine and NHLBI, Framingham, MA, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Xanthakis
authors.affiliation: Framingham Heart Study of Boston University School of Medicine and NHLBI, Framingham, MA, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Martin G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.affiliation: Framingham Heart Study of Boston University School of Medicine and NHLBI, Framingham, MA, USA; Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Emelia J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Geoffrey H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Tofler
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular and Translational Cardiology, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Kai C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wollert
authors.affiliation: Framingham Heart Study of Boston University School of Medicine and NHLBI, Framingham, MA, USA; NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, Bethesda, MD, USA; Cardiology Section, Department of Medicine, Boston Veteran's Administration Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.affiliation: Framingham Heart Study of Boston University School of Medicine and NHLBI, Framingham, MA, USA; Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Ramachandran S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Vasan
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Biomarkers; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Thrombosis; Venous thromboembolism