Utility of the DASH score after unprovoked venous thromboembolism; a single centre study

Predicting disease recurrence in patients with previous unprovoked venous thromboembolism: a proposed prediction score (DASH).

BACKGROUND In patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), the optimal duration of anticoagulation is anchored on estimating the risk of disease recurrence. OBJECTIVES We aimed to develop a score that could predict the recurrence risk following a first episode of unprovoked VTE, pooling individual patient data from seven prospective studies. METHODS One thousand eight hundred and ...

Duration of anticoagulation after first episode of unprovoked venous thromboembolism.

Validation of a prognostic score for hidden cancer in unprovoked venous thromboembolism

The usefulness of a diagnostic workup for occult cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) is controversial. We used the RIETE (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad Trombo Embólica) database to perform a nested case-control study to validate a prognostic score that identifies patients with unprovoked VTE at increased risk for cancer. We dichotomized patients as having low- (≤2 points) o...

ACP Journal Club. Aspirin did not reduce recurrence after a first-ever, unprovoked venous thromboembolism.

Setting: 56 sites in 5 countries. Patients: 822 patients ≥ 18 years of age (median age 54 y, 54% men) who had a first-ever, unprovoked, symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT) (popliteal vein or more proximal leg veins) or acute pulmonary embolism (PE); and completed 6 to 12 months of anticoagulant therapy with warfarin. Exclusion criteria included > 2 years since VTE; other indications or con...

Screening for Occult Cancer in Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism.

BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolism may be the earliest sign of cancer. Currently, there is a great diversity in practices regarding screening for occult cancer in a person who has an unprovoked venous thromboembolism. We sought to assess the efficacy of a screening strategy for occult cancer that included comprehensive computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis in patients who had a firs...