IF FATAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND ARTERIAL THROMBOTIC EVENTS ARE TWO FACES OF THE ONE DISEASE?

There are proponents and opponents the theory of relation arterial and venous thrombosis. To clarify the relationship between adverse cardiovascular events and venous thromboembolism 1316 died persons autopsy reports were studied from 2009 to 2014. Arterial thrombotic were found in 375 people. The total number of deaths from venous thromboembolism (VTE) amounted to 178 patients, and the patients with arterial thrombosis frequency of VTE was 10 %. Patients with coronary, brachiocephalic and peripheral arterial thrombosis had an increased likelihood of VTE (OR, respectively, 32; 1,9; 1,4). The medical history of thrombotic events was studied, the frequency of VTE among them was also higher. Components of the metabolic syndrome should be called among the factors of VTE risk.