Provoked versus unprovoked venous thromboembolism: Findings from GARFIELD-VTE.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has a long-term risk of recurrence, dependent on the presence or absence of provoking risk factors at the time of the event.

Objective

To compare clinical characteristics, anticoagulant patterns, and 12-month outcomes in patients with transient provoking factors, active cancer, and unprovoked VTE.

Methods

The Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD (GARFIELD)-VTE is a prospective, observational study that enrolled 10 207 patients with objectively diagnosed VTE from 415 sites in 28 countries.

Results

Patients with transient provoking factors were younger (53.0 years) and more frequently women (61.2%) than patients with unprovoked VTE (60.3 years; 43.0% women) or active cancer (63.6 years; 51.7% women). After 6 months,

SUBMITTER: Ageno W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938631 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature