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Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cerebrovascular disease (CBVD) are common diseases in middle-aged and elderly people with high morbidity, mortality and disability rates. Individualized assessment and treatment are helpful to improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients. Thrombelastography (TEG) is a method to evaluate the coagulation function of patient with whole blood. In this study, we investigated the correlation between TEG indicators and traditional indicators of coagulation, and evaluated the diagnostic value of TEG combined with indicators of coagulation in elderly patients with CVD and CBVD. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the thrombelastographic indices and traditional indicators of coagulation in 285 cases of elderly patients with CBVD or CVD. All measures were performed by the