Background information

VTE: the disease backgrounder
1. What is thrombosis?
2. What is VTE?
3. Who is at risk of VTE?
4. What are the signs and symptoms of VTE?
5. What is PE?
6. Which diseases are associated with VTE?
7. What are the long-term consequences of VTE?
8. Which risk factors can lead to the development of VTE?
9. How is VTE diagnosed?

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VTE: the burden backgrounder
1. What is the current status of VTE?
2. Why is VTE also known as the silent killer?
3. What does the VITAE study show us with regard to determining the impact of VTE?
4. What is the VTE disease burden in Europe?
5. What is the economic burden of VTE in Europe?
6. What do guidelines tell us?
7. How important is increasing awareness?

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VTE: prevention and treatment backgrounder
1. How can VTE be prevented?
2. How is VTE treated?
3. Is universal prophylaxis cost-effective?
4. What are the VTE expert guidelines?
5. What are the barriers to implementing guidelines?
6. What are the recommendations from governments?
7. Why should VTE be viewed as a major public health issue in the 25 European countries?
8. What are the major VTE challenges in Europe?

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