Venous Thromboembolism
Conditions
Keywords
risk of recurrent
Brief summary
Because of a high recurrence risk after unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) indefinite anticoagulation is recommended, but confers a considerable bleeding risk. It is important to identify patients, in whom the recurrence risk is lower than the expected bleeding risk, and who will not benefit from long term anticoagulation. By use of a scoring model (Vienna Prediction Model), patients can be stratified according to their recurrence risk based on their sex, location of VTE and D-Dimer. Before implementation in routine care, an independent validation is required. Patients with unprovoked VTE will stop anticoagulation after 3-7 months and the recurrence risk will be estimated by use of the Vienna Prediction Model. Low risk patients with a score of \<180 will be included and will be left untreated. Patients with a high score will not be included and their management will follow current guidelines. Follow-up will be two years and the endpoint will be recurrent symptomatic VTE.
Interventions
OTHERno intervention
Sponsors
Medical University of Vienna
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Age \> 18 years symptomatic uni- or bilateral proximal (including the trifurcation area, popliteal, superficial femoral, deep femoral, common femoral and iliac vein) or distal DVT of the leg and/or symptomatic PE. VTE not provoked by one of the following temporary risk factors: surgery, trauma,pregnancy, cancer, immobilisation.
Exclusion criteria
History of previous VTE; anticoagulation for longer than 6 months; reasons for long-term anticoagulation other than VTE; poor patient compliance; no consent to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| recurrent venous thromboembolism | 2 years |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed