Impact of Provoking Risk Factors on the Prognosis of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Korean Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Little is known about the relationships between provoking risk factors, prognosis, and optimal duration of anticoagulation in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), especially in Asians. We aimed to investigate whether the prognosis and required duration of anticoagulation in CVT patients differ according to the provoking risk factors.

Methods

Prospectively recorded data from a tertiary medical center in South Korea were retrospectively reviewed. CVTs were categorized into three groups: unprovoked, those with possibly resolved provoking factors (PR), and those with persistent provoking factors (PP). The baseline characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of patients in these three groups were analyzed.

Results

From 2000 to 2015, 61 patie

SUBMITTER: Lee EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4901946 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature