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ArticleThrombosis journal2016

Venous thromboembolism and persistent pulmonary hypertension in cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.

Siegfried Wieshammer, Jens Dreyhaupt, Dirk Müller, Felix Momm, Andreas Jakob

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Article in Thrombosis journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Siegfried WieshammerDepartment of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Offenburg Hospital, Weingartenstrasse 70, D-77654 Offenburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0681-5222
Jens DreyhauptInstitute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, University of Ulm, D-89075 Ulm, Germany.
Dirk MüllerDepartment of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Offenburg Hospital, Weingartenstrasse 70, D-77654 Offenburg, Germany.
Felix MommDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Offenburg Hospital, D-77654 Offenburg, Germany.
Andreas JakobDepartment of Medical Oncology, Offenburg Hospital, D-77654 Offenburg, Germany.
Offenburg University of Applied Sciences · DEZimmer Biomet (Netherlands) · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer patients are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE).

objectiveThis monocenter cross-sectional study prospectively assessed the association between a history of ≥1 VTE episode and the presence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) among cancer patients presenting with pulmonary or cardiac symptoms.

methodsA consecutive series of 583 patients underwent a diagnostic work-up for heart and lung disease. PH was diagnosed if a patient's peak systolic pressure gradient across the tricuspid valve was ≥35 mmHg, as measured by echocardiography. Using multiple logistic regression analysis, the association between VTE and PH was assessed, following adjustments for age, the presence of severe airway obstruction, atrial fibrillation and left heart diseases.

resultsThe prevalence values for PH (n = 90) and a history of VTE (n = 72) were 15.4 and 12.3 %, respectively. The median time interval between the first VTE episode and referral was 43 months. The odds of PH was higher in the subgroup with VTE (19/72; 26.4 %) than that without VTE (71/511; 13.9 %) in the unadjusted analysis [odds ratio (OR) 2.2, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.2, 4.0] and the adjusted model [OR 2.4, 95 % CI 1.2, 4.5]. The risk of PH did not depend on the time interval between VTE and referral. Older age and the presence of severe airway obstruction, atrial fibrillation, and left heart diseases were also associated with an increased odds of PH.

conclusionIn cancer patients presenting with cardiac or pulmonary symptoms, previous VTE is associated with an increased risk of persistent PH.

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CancerHeart diseasePulmonary hypertensionVenous thromboembolism

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PMCPMC4745153
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