Cirrhosis is Associated with an Increased 30-Day Mortality After Venous Thromboembolism.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients with cirrhosis are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), but the impact of cirrhosis on the clinical course following VTE is unclear. In a nationwide cohort study, we examined 30-day mortality among patients with cirrhosis and VTE.

Methods

We used Danish population-based health-care databases (1994-2011) to identify patients with incident VTE, i.e., deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), and portal vein thrombosis (PVT). Among these, we identified 745 patients with cirrhosis and 3647 patients without cirrhosis (matched on gender, year of birth, calendar year of VTE diagnosis and VTE type). We assessed the 30-day mortality risk among VTE patients with and without cirrhosis, and the mortality rate ratios (MRRs), using an adjuste

SUBMITTER: Sogaard KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4816257 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature