cardiovascular disease venous thrombo-embolism
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients between 40 and 79 years old who previously presented themselves at the Slotervaart hospital in Amsterdam and the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam with an objectified first or recurrent episode of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All patients younger than 40 years and older than 79 years of age will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of VTE patients who are at risk for future cardiovascular events. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The proportion of VTE patients who have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease that was not previously recognized. - The frequency of an unfavourable cardiovascular risk profile in patients with an unprovoked VTE compared to those with provoked VTE. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed