Pediatric Venous and Arterial Noncerebral Thromboembolism in Denmark: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Ruta Tuckuviene, Anette L Christensen, Jon Helgestad, Soren P Johnsen, Søren Risom Kristensen

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence rate (IR), changes in IR over time, risk factors, treatment, and outcomes of pediatric noncerebral thromboembolism (TE). STUDY DESIGN: The study included all patients aged 0 to 18 years diagnosed with first-ever noncerebral venous thromboembolism (VTE) and/or arterial TE in Denmark between 1994 and 2006. Patients were identified in national registries, followed by validation of diagnoses by medical records review. RESULTS: We confirmed 331 cases of VTE and 46 cases of arterial TE during 15.8 million person-years of observation, with corresponding IRs of 2.09 and 0.29 per 100 000 person-years. The IR peaked in infancy (age
Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Journal of Pediatrics
Volume159
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)663-9
Number of pages7
ISSN0022-3476
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 May 2011
Externally publishedYes

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