Article
Risk assessment of recurrence in patients with unprovoked deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism: the Vienna prediction model.
Circulation - 13 Apr 2010
Eichinger Sabine, Heinze Georg, Jandeck Lisanne M, Kyrle Paul A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Predicting the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in an individual patient is often not feasible. We aimed to develop a simple risk assessment model that improves prediction of the recurrence risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a prospective cohort study, 929 patients with a first unprovoked VTE were followed up for a median of 43.3 months after discontinuation of anticoagulation. We excluded...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.