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Incidence of Pregnancy-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
- Paul D. Stein, MD;
- Fadi Kayali, MD;
- Allen Silbergleit, MD;
- Russell D. Hull, MBBS, MSc;
- Ronald E. Olson, PhD; and
- Frederick A. Meyers, MD
- From St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, MI 48341; University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada; Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309; and George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037.
TO THE EDITOR:
Heit and colleagues (1) stated that there are few data regarding the relative risks for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy. After examining 105 patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) during pregnancy or postpartum, the authors estimated that the incidence of DVT during pregnancy remained essentially unchanged over the 30-year period of study and that the incidence of postpartum DVT declined. The authors speculated that early mobilization and …
