Bleeding and thrombotic complications during treatment with direct oral anticoagulants or vitamin K antagonists in venous thromboembolic patients included in the prospective, observational START2-register.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The proportion and characteristics of Italian patients affected by venous thromboembolism (VTE) treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) or vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), and complications occurring during follow-up.

Design

A prospective cohort of 2728 VTE patients included in the Survey on anticoagulaTed pAtients RegisTer (START2-Register) from January 2014 to June 2018 was investigated. Characteristics of patients, type of treatment and complications occurring during 2962 years of follow-up were analysed.

Setting

About 60 Italian anticoagulation and thrombosis centres participated in the observational START2-Register PARTICIPANTS: 2728 adult patients with VTE of a lower limb and/or pulmonary embolism (PE), with a follow-up after the initial phase tre

SUBMITTER: Palareti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7703414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature