Prevalence of clinical venous thromboembolism in the USA: current trends and future projections.

SB Deitelzweig, BH Johnson, J Lin… - American journal of …, 2011 - europepmc.org
The US-wide prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unclear, with reported VTE
incidence estimates varying widely. This retrospective analysis of healthcare claims data …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated annual number of incident and recurrent, non-fatal and fatal venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in the US.

JA Heit, AT Cohen, FA Anderson Jr - Blood, 2005 - Elsevier
Background The total annual number of VTE events and related deaths in the US is
unknown, largely because the complete spectrum of disease (including asymptomatic …

The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism

RH White - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs for the first time in≈ 100 persons per 100,000 each
year in the United States, and rises exponentially from< 5 cases per 100,000 persons< 15 …

The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in the community

JA Heit, MD Silverstein, DN Mohr… - Thrombosis and …, 2001 - thieme-connect.com
The incidence of venous thromboembolism exceeds 1 per 1000; over 200,000 new cases
occur in the United States annually. Of these, 30% die within 30 days; one-fifth suffer sudden …

Incidence rates, clinical profile, and outcomes of patients with venous thromboembolism. The Worcester VTE study

FA Spencer, C Emery, SW Joffe, L Pacifico… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2009 - Springer
While there have been advances in prophylaxis and management of venous
thromboembolism (VTE), there are a dearth of data from the perspective of a community …

[HTML][HTML] Venous thromboembolism: disease burden, outcomes and risk factors

JA Heit - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2005 - Elsevier
The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the community has important
implications for VTE prevention and management. This review describes the disease burden …

Venous thromboembolism epidemiology: implications for prevention and management

JA Heit - Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis, 2002 - thieme-connect.com
Venous thromboembolism is a major health problem, with an incidence that exceeds 1 per
1000. Over 200,000 new cases occur in the United States annually. Of these, 30% of …

Estimated annual numbers of US acute‐care hospital patients at risk for venous thromboembolism

FA Anderson Jr, M Zayaruzny, JA Heit… - American journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major US health problem. However, the total number of
US inpatients who are at risk for VTE is unknown. Our objective was to estimate the number …

The Worcester Venous Thromboembolism study: a population‐based study of the clinical epidemiology of venous thromboembolism

FA Spencer, C Emery, D Lessard… - Journal of general …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: While there have been marked advances in diagnostic and therapeutic
strategies for venous thromboembolism, our understanding of its clinical epidemiology is …

Epidemiology and risk factors for venous thrombosis

M Cushman - Seminars in hematology, 2007 - Elsevier
Venous thrombosis, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE),
occurs at an annual incidence of about 1 per 1,000 adults. Rates increase sharply after …