Major bleeding as a predictor of mortality in patients with venous thromboembolism: findings from the RIETE Registry.

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P. PR ANDONI ,* J . TRUJ I LLO-SANTOS , E . SANCHEZ-CANTALE JO , F . DALLA VALLE ,* C . P IOVELLA ,* R . P ESAVEN TO ,* J . A . N I ETO ROD R I GUEZ§ and M. MONREAL– FOR THE R IETE G ROUP 1 *Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Santa Maria de Rosell, Cartagena, Murcia; Escuela Andaluza de Salud Publica, Granada; §Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital Virgen de la Luz, Cuenca; and –Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain