BLOOD PRESSURE AND RISK OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM: A LARGE-SCALE PROSPECTIVE COHORT ANALYSIS AND A MENDELIAN RANDOMISATION STUDY

Objective:Although risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in acute settings are well established, current understanding of modifiable risk factors for VTE in patients in the community is limited, and apart from body mass index and cholesterol lowering with statins, the role of traditional car