Haematologica
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Few data are available on the long-term risk of recurrence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and on the impact of established thrombosis risk factors in young women. We aimed to study the recurrence rate and the predictive value of laboratory and clinical thrombosis risk factors in young women. ⋯ The risk of recurrent VTE in young women is higher than previously expected and remains constant over at least 20 years. Neither clinical features nor laboratory parameters help predict this risk. Thus, also in young women VTE should be regarded as a chronic disease.