Impact and clinical significance of recurrent venous thromboembolism.

The article presents a study of the issues linked with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Relevant papers on VTE were selected through MEDLINE and manual research and revealed that recurrent VTE manifests itself more in cases of unprovoked thrombosis. It mentions that the anticoagulation duration may be affected by ultrasonography or D-dimer monitoring. It reveals that there is a high mortality rate related to pulmonary embolism and recurrent VTE rates.