Association Between Anemia and Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Author(s) -
Jonathan M. Coutinho,
Susanna M. Zuurbier,
Aafke E. Gaartman,
Arienne A. Dikstaal,
J. Stam,
Saskia Middeldorp,
Suzanne C. Cannegieter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.009843
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , anemia , confidence interval , case control study , venous thrombosis , population , univariate analysis , pregnancy , risk factor , thrombosis , surgery , obstetrics , gastroenterology , multivariate analysis , environmental health , biology , genetics
Anemia is often considered to be a risk factor for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), but this assumption is mostly based on case reports. We investigated the association between anemia and CVT in a controlled study.
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