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The impact of malignancy on the risk of venous thromboembolism in pregnant women: a systematic review
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  • Ali Vaezi,
  • Seyyed Kiarash Sadat Rafiei,
  • Bita Amiri,
  • Ali Rezvanimehr,
  • Maryam Najiabhary,
  • Pariya Mahdavi,
  • Mohammad Abbasalizadeh,
  • Ghazale Yavari,
  • Mahsa Shirforoush Sattari,
  • Ali Kheirandish,
  • Gisou Erabi,
  • Foad Vakili Zadeh,
  • Fateme Rasekh,
  • Asiyeh Pormehr-yabandeh,
  • Seyede Zohreh Mohagheghi,
  • Ramin Ahangar-Sirous,
  • Amir Abdi,
  • Parisa alsadat Dadkhah,
  • Niloofar Deravi
Ali Vaezi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Seyyed Kiarash Sadat Rafiei
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Bita Amiri
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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Ali Rezvanimehr
Islamic Azad University Tehran Medical Sciences
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Maryam Najiabhary
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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Pariya Mahdavi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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Mohammad Abbasalizadeh
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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Ghazale Yavari
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
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Mahsa Shirforoush Sattari
Islamic Azad University Sari Branch
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Ali Kheirandish
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
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Gisou Erabi
Urmia University of Medical Sciences
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Foad Vakili Zadeh
Guilan University of Medical Sciences
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Fateme Rasekh
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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Asiyeh Pormehr-yabandeh
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences
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Seyede Zohreh Mohagheghi
Iran University of Medical Sciences
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Ramin Ahangar-Sirous
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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Amir Abdi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Parisa alsadat Dadkhah
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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Niloofar Deravi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Background and aims: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication of malignancy associated with a three-fold increase risk of death. Pregnancy is also a recognized risk factor for VTE, and is associated with a 4-5 fold increase risk compared to non-pregnant women. Considering that any review article has not been published in this field yet and given that complications of VTE can be reduced by early identifying between pregnant women the current systematic review aimed to elucidate the impact of malignancy on the risk of VTE in pregnant females. Methods: We carried out a systematic search in multiple databases, including PubMed (Medline), Google Scholar, and Scopus up to January 2023. Finally, 441 related articles were extracted from the databases, after screening the title, abstract and full text, seven articles were included in the study. Results: Seven studies (6 cohorts and 1 cross-sectional) with an entire of 58,854,195 pregnant females (22,396 cancer patients) were included. These studies were done in the United States of America, Canada, Brazil, and Denmark. All of the studies except one study demonstrated that cancer in pregnant patients increased the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The VTE prevalence was significantly higher in cancer groups compared with the non-cancer group and the highest (adjusted odds ratio) aOR was correlated to myeloid leukemia. Conclusions: Pregnant women with malignancy are more susceptible to VTE and other coagulation disorders. Physicians and health policymakers should be of high vigilance to pregnancy-associated VTE, especially in women suffering from cancer.