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ArticleScientific reports2021

The effect of deep vein thrombosis on major adverse limb events in diabetic patients: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.

Po-Chang Wang, Tien-Hsing Chen, Chang-Min Chung, Mei-Yen Chen, Jung-Jung Chang, Yu-Sheng Lin, Pao-Hsien Chu, Yun-Shing Peng, Ming-Shyan Lin

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Po-Chang WangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 6, Sec. West Chai-Pu Road, Pu-TZ City, 61363, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Tien-Hsing ChenDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
Chang-Min ChungDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 6, Sec. West Chai-Pu Road, Pu-TZ City, 61363, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Mei-Yen ChenDepartment of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Jung-Jung ChangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 6, Sec. West Chai-Pu Road, Pu-TZ City, 61363, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Yu-Sheng LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 6, Sec. West Chai-Pu Road, Pu-TZ City, 61363, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Pao-Hsien ChuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yun-Shing PengDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Ming-Shyan LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 6, Sec. West Chai-Pu Road, Pu-TZ City, 61363, Chiayi, Taiwan. mingshyan@gmail.com.
Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about the association between deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and arterial complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the influence of prior DVT on major adverse limb events (MALEs) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in T2DM. A total of 1,628,675 patients with T2DM with or without a history of DVT from 2001 to 2013 were identified in the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. Before matching, the patients in the DVT group (n = 2020) were older than the control group (66.3 vs. 58.3 years). Patients in the DVT group were more likely to be female than the control group (54.3% vs. 47.5%). Before matching, the DVT group had higher prevalence of most comorbidities, more prescription of antiplatelet, antihypertensive agents and insulins, but less prescription of metformin and sulfonylurea. During a mean follow-up of 5.2 years (standard deviation: 3.9 years), the matched DVT group (n = 2017) have a significantly increased risk of MALE (8.4% vs. 5.2%; subdistribution hazard ratio [SHR] 1.60, 95% CI 1.34-1.90), foot ulcer (5.2% vs. 2.6%, SHR 1.96, 95% CI 1.57-2.45), gangrene (3.4% vs. 2.3%, SHR 1.44, 95% CI 1.10-1.90) and amputation (2.5% vs. 1.7%; SHR 1.42, 95% CI 1.03-1.95) than the 10,085 matched controls without DVT. They also tended to have a greater risk of all-cause mortality (38.1% vs. 33.1%; hazard ratio [HR] 1.18, 95% CI 1.09-1.27) and systemic thromboembolism (4.2% vs. 2.6%; SHR 1.56, 95% CI 1.22-1.99), respectively. We showed the presence of DVT may be associated with an increased risk of MALEs, major amputation, and thromboembolism, contributing to a higher mortality rate in T2DM.

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Diabetes MellitusExtremitiesVenous ThrombosisAdultAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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