Joint effect of ischemic stroke and obesity on the risk of venous thromboembolism: the Troms ø Study

CONCLUSION: The combination of obesity and ischemic stroke did not yield an excess risk of VTE. Our findings suggest that obese subjects with ischemic stroke do not have a more than additive risk of VTE.PMID:38665865 | PMC:PMC11043863 | DOI:10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102392

Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - April 26, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Birgitte G T øndel Joakim K Sejrup V ânia M Morelli Maja-Lisa L øchen Inger Nj ølstad Ellisiv B Mathiesen Tom Wilsgaard John-Bjarne Hansen Sigrid K Br ækkan Source Type: research