Long-Term Survival in a Large Cohort of Patients with Venous Thrombosis: Incidence and Predictors

Linda E. Flinterman; Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg; Suzanne C. Cannegieter; Frits R. Rosendaal

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001155

Abstract

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Linda Flinterman and colleagues report on the long-term mortality rate for individuals who have experienced a first venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. They describe an ongoing elevated risk of death for individuals who had experienced a venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism as compared to controls, for up to eight years after the event.

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