Smoking, surgery, and venous thromboembolism risk in women: United Kingdom cohort study.

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BACKGROUND: Evidence about the effect of smoking on venous thromboembolism risk, generally and in the postoperative period, is limited and inconsistent. We examined the incidence of venous thromboembolism in relation to smoking habits, both in the absence of surgery and in the first 12 postoperative weeks, in a large prospective study of women in the United Kingdom. METHODS AND RESULTS: During 6 years' follow-up of 1 162 718 women (mean age 56 years), 4630 were admitted to hospital for or die...

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Authors: Sweetland, S; Parkin, L; Balkwill, A; Green, J; Reeves, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Circulation
• Volume: 127
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 1276-1282
• Publication date: 2013-03-01
• DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001428
• EISSN: 1524-4539
• ISSN: 0009-7322
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Factors; Retrospective Studies; Cohort Studies; Incidence; Follow-Up Studies; Venous Thromboembolism; Postoperative Complications; Humans; Great Britain; Female; Middle Aged; Smoking; Million Women Study Collaborators; Prospective Studies