Associations between complement deposition on platelets and cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism.

aAdjusted for traditional risk factors; age, gender, smoking, hypertension, hyperglycemia and diabetes. bArterial disease includes cerebrovascular insult (CVI), myocardial infarction (MI), angina pectoris and claudicatio intermittens. cVenous thrombosis includes deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. dFurther adjusted for presence of aPL antibodies at time-point of blood sampling.