Profile of patients diagnosed with acute venous thromboembolism in routine practice according to age and renal function: RE-COVERY DVT/PE study

• Main Authors: Ageno, Walter, Casella, Ivan B., Chee, Kok Han, Schellong, Sebastian, Schulman, Sam, Singer, Daniel E., Desch, Marc, Tang, Wenbo, Voccia, Isabelle, Zint, Kristina, Goldhaber, Samuel Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34413/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE), similar to 12-13% of patients were elderly and similar to 26% had mild-to-moderate renal impairment. Observational studies are not restricted by the selection and treat...