Open AccessPrevalence of venous thromboembolism in admissions and readmissions with and without syncope: a nationwide cohort study
Author(s) -
Amer N. Kadri,
Misam Zawit,
Raed Al-Adham,
Ismail Hader,
Leen Nusairat,
Mohamed Faher Almahmoud,
Mourad H. Senussi,
Ahmed Altibi,
Amr F. Barakat,
Adrian V. Hernández,
Ahmad Masri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european heart journal. quality of care and clinical outcomes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.766
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2058-5225
pISSN - 2058-1742
DOI - 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcz051
Subject(s) - syncope (phonology) , medicine , venous thromboembolism , cohort , emergency medicine , cohort study , intensive care medicine , cardiology , thrombosis
The Pulmonary Embolism in Syncope Italian Trial reported 17.3% prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients admitted with syncope. We investigated the prevalence of venous thromboembolism [VTE, including PE and deep vein thrombosis (DVT)] in syncope vs. non-syncope admissions and readmissions, and if syncope is an independent predictor of VTE.