Thrombosis classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

There are two broad forms of thrombosis, arterial and venous. They are somewhat distinct in their underlying pathophysiology, but there is also a degree of overlap in the underlying pathophysiology.

• Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are manifestations of a single disease entity, called venous thromboembolism (VTE).

You can read more about each of the conditions separately here:

cs:Trombóza de:Thrombose eo:Trombozo it:Trombosi he:תרומבוס ms:Trombotik nl:Trombose fi:Verihiutale

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