Comment on

• Prospective study of subclinical atherosclerosis as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism.

  Reich LM, Folsom AR, Key NS, Boland LL, Heckbert SR, Rosamond WD, Cushman M. Reich LM, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2006 Sep;4(9):1909-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02121.x. Epub 2006 Jul 12. J Thromb Haemost. 2006. PMID: 16836659
• The metabolic syndrome and the risk of venous thrombosis: a case-control study.

  Ageno W, Prandoni P, Romualdi E, Ghirarduzzi A, Dentali F, Pesavento R, Crowther M, Venco A. Ageno W, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2006 Sep;4(9):1914-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02132.x. Epub 2006 Jul 17. J Thromb Haemost. 2006. PMID: 16848878
• Incidence and risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with verified arterial thrombosis: a population study based on 23,796 consecutive autopsies.

  Eliasson A, Bergqvist D, Björck M, Acosta S, Sternby NH, Ogren M. Eliasson A, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2006 Sep;4(9):1897-902. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02152.x. Epub 2006 Aug 1. J Thromb Haemost. 2006. PMID: 16881933
• Venous thromboembolism and the risk of subsequent symptomatic atherosclerosis.

  Prandoni P, Ghirarduzzi A, Prins MH, Pengo V, Davidson BL, Sørensen H, Pesavento R, Iotti M, Casiglia E, Iliceto S, Pagnan A, Lensing AW. Prandoni P, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2006 Sep;4(9):1891-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02058.x. J Thromb Haemost. 2006. PMID: 16961597
• Subclinical atherosclerosis and the risk of future venous thrombosis in the Cardiovascular Health Study.

  van der Hagen PB, Folsom AR, Jenny NS, Heckbert SR, O'Meara ES, Reich LM, Rosendaal FR, Cushman M. van der Hagen PB, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2006 Sep;4(9):1903-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02096.x. J Thromb Haemost. 2006. PMID: 16961598
• Why should statins prevent venous thromboembolism? A systematic literature search and a call for action.

  Squizzato A, Romualdi E, Ageno W. Squizzato A, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2006 Sep;4(9):1925-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02030.x. J Thromb Haemost. 2006. PMID: 16961599 Review. No abstract available.