The outcomes of pregnant and postpartum patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after anticoagulant therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe the outcome of the patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) during pregnancy and postpartum treated with anticoagulant therapy.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study and patients with CVST were collected from October 2009 to March 2018. Patients were divided into pregnancy-related (occurred during pregnancy and postpartum) group and non-pregnancy-related. Recovery rate at 12 months after anticoagulant therapy, adverse events, characteristics of patients with poor outcomes were statistically analyzed.

Results

Fifty-eight pregnancy-related CVST patients (17 pregnancy and 41 postpartum) as study group and 76 non-pregnancy-related CVST women as control group were enrolled. Study group was statistically different to control group

SUBMITTER: Meng SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8257884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature