Thrombotic and Cardiovascular Events and Treatment Patterns Among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Japan: An Analysis of a Nationwide Medical Claims Database.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Limited data are available regarding the prevalence of thrombotic/cardiovascular disease and treatment patterns for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan. In this study we describe patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Japan.

Methods

This retrospective database study analyzed the Japan Medical Data Vision database (416 acute care hospitals) for patients hospitalized for COVID-19 during the identification period from 1 January 1 to 30 September 2020.

Results

Among 9282 eligible patients, 832 (9%) had developed thrombotic disease including myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, deep vein thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism. Intriguingly, 171(1.8%) had two thrombotic events and 25 (0.3%) had three or four thrombotic events at the sam

SUBMITTER: Terasaka N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9012045 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature