Objective To study the deep vein thrombosis (DVT ) in lower extremities of patients with or without cardiovascular disease after fracture .Methods Five hundred and eighty-four frac-ture patients were divided into cardiovascular disease (CVD) group (n=235) and non-cardiovas-cular disease (NCVD) group (n=349) .Patients in CVD group were further divided into subgroup A (with essential hypertension) ,subgroup B (with CHD) ,and subgroup C(accompanying essen-tial hypertension and CHD) .Incidence of DVT in CVD group ,NCVD group ,subgroups A-C at different ages after fracture was compared .Results The incidence of DVT was significantly high-er in CVD group than in NCVD group (P<0 .01) ,in two groups on days 0-7 after fracture than on days 8-14 or >14 after fracture ,and in patients with their age ≥60 years than in those with their age <60 years .Conclusion DVT is easier to occur in CVD patients with their age ≥ 60 years than in those with their age <60 years after fracture .DVT usually occurs within 1 week af-ter fracture .Importance attached to high risk population and measures taken as soon as possible against it can reduce DVT after fracture .