Abstract Number: PB2321
Meeting: ISTH 2020 Congress
Theme: Venous Thromboembolism and Cardioembolism » VTE Epidemiology
Background: Venous thromboembolic disease ( VTE) is a relatively common condition with significant morbidity. In its clinical spectrum includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PE). The treatment for this pathology is anticoagulation. They are numerous risk factors for venous thromboembolism, we should know them and suspect its presence when there is a compatible clinical picture. Clinical diagnosis of VTE can be difficult and unreliable as presenting symptoms can be caused by a multitude of other etiologies. We shouldn’t forget the impact of thromboembolic disease on health-related quality of life.
Aims: To analyze the common characteristics of Venous thromboembolic disease in a specific medical consultation.
Methods: A descriptive study was performed. It included first VTE cases, admitted at specific internal medicine consultation. Seventeen patients met the inclusion criteria. Data and variables collected were: age, sex, diagnosis, treatment, comorbidity, toxic consumption and quality of life related to health. The health questionnaire SF-36V2 was used as a measuring instrument.
Results: About the 64.7% of the sample were males. Mean age was 58.6 ±11.2 years (range: 40-74 years). Ten (58.8%) patients had deep venous thrombosis (DVT), five (29.4%) had pulmonary embolism (PE). Two patients had a concomitant DVT and PE. All patients received low molecular weight heparin and 76.2%, four patients were with oral vitamin K antagonist while one was with direct oral anticoagulants. The patients presented as main comorbidities: arterial hypertension, diabetes, osteoarticular pathology, hematooncological pathology. Five (29.4%) were smokers. Only four patients valued their health as good, while thirteen (76.7%) valued their general health as bad.
Conclusions: n this registry the most frequent clinical picture presented is DVT and the main comorbidity referred to is osteoarticular pathology. In relation to treatment there is a predominance of the therapeutic use of vitamin K antagonists against new anticoagulants. There is a predominant perception in negative health terms.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Portillo Sánchez J, Quero Palomino V. A Single-Centre Case Series of Venous Thromboembolic Disease [abstract]. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2020; 4 (Suppl 1). https://abstracts.isth.org/abstract/a-single-centre-case-series-of-venous-thromboembolic-disease/. Accessed March 21, 2024.« Back to ISTH 2020 Congress
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