All-cause and disease-related costs associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism

All-cause and potentially disease-related health care costs associated with venous thromboembolism in commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid beneficiaries.

BACKGROUND Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at increased risk of developing recurrent VTE and post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), a complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) characterized by venous reflux and residual venous obstruction that may manifest as chronic pain and swelling. Therefore, formulary/policy decision makers should understand the clinical and economic consequences ...

Recurrent venous thromboembolism: quite harmless after all?

Thromb Haemost 2008; 99: 655–656 Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) are pathophysiologically linked manifestations of the same disease, but their natural course, prognosis, and therapeutic management are quite different in clinical practice. Clearly, the risk of death related to the initial acute episode is higher in patients who present with PE than in those with DV...

Recurrent venous thromboembolism.

A previous venous thromboembolism is the most important risk factor for predicting recurrence of the condition. Several studies have shown that routine testing for inherited thrombophilias is not helpful in predicting the risk of recurrence or altering treatment decisions, and therefore is not cost-effective. Updated practice guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians shift the fo...

Wandering Spleen with Venous Aneurysm as the Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Thrombocytopenia

Disease-related and all-cause health care costs of elderly patients with gout.

BACKGROUND Gout is a common cause of inflammatory arthritis in the United States, and its prevalence has increased in recent decades, especially among older adults. Older adults with gout are of particular interest because they tend to experience higher rates of tophi, an advanced stage of gout, than do younger patients. OBJECTIVE For older adults with gout to (1) assess health care utilizati...