Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Lung Cancer and Venous Thromboembolism

Autor: Pedro Ruiz-Artacho, Javier Trujillo-Santos, Luciano López-Jiménez, Carme Font, María del Carmen Díaz-Pedroche, Juan Francisco Sánchez Muñoz-Torrero, Maria Luisa Peris, Andris Skride, Ana Maestre, Manuel Monreal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: TH Open, Vol 02, Iss 02, Pp e210-e217 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2512-9465
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656542
Popis: Abstract Background The natural history of patients with lung cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been consistently evaluated. Methods We used the RIETE (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbólica) database to assess the clinical characteristics, time course, and outcomes during anticoagulation of lung cancer patients with acute, symptomatic VTE. Results As of May 2017, a total of 1,725 patients were recruited: 1,208 (70%) presented with pulmonary embolism (PE) and 517 with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Overall, 865 patients (50%) were diagnosed with cancer
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