Association Between Newborn Birthweight and the Risk of Postpartum Maternal Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

Blondon, Marc; Quon, Bradley S; Harrington, Laura B; Bounameaux, Henri; Smith, Nicholas L

doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012749

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Association Between Newborn Birthweight and the Risk of Postpartum Maternal Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

ContributorsBlondon, Marc

; Quon, Bradley S; Harrington, Laura B; Bounameaux, Henri; Smith, Nicholas L

Published inCirculation, vol. 131, p. 1471-1476

Publication date2015

Abstract

-Postpartum venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially fatal and preventable event leading to substantial short- and long-term morbidity. We sought to evaluate whether the delivery of term newborns of low or high birthweight was associated with greater risks of VTE.

Keywords

Venous thromboembolism Pregnancy Birth weight

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La maladie thromboembolique veineuse (808)

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BLONDON, Marc et al. Association Between Newborn Birthweight and the Risk of Postpartum Maternal Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. In: Circulation, 2015, vol. 131, p. 1471–1476. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012749

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PID : unige:55891
DOI : 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012749
PMID : 25745022

Journal ISSN1524-4539

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Association Between Newborn Birthweight and the Risk of Postpartum Maternal Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

-Postpartum venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially fatal and preventable event leading to substantial short- and long-term morbidity. We sought to evaluate whether the delivery of term newborns of low or high birthweight was associated with greater risks of VTE.

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