Risk of Pulmonary Embolism After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.

TitleRisk of Pulmonary Embolism After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsLiberman AL, Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Messé SR, Lerario MP, Murthy SB, Kamel H, Navi BB
JournalStroke
Volume48
Issue3
Pagination563-567
Date Published2017 Mar
ISSN1524-4628
KeywordsAdult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, California, Female, Florida, Follow-Up Studies, Hospitalization, Humans, Intracranial Thrombosis, Male, Middle Aged, New York, Pulmonary Embolism, Retrospective Studies, Risk, Venous Thromboembolism, Venous Thrombosis
Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT) is a type of venous thromboembolism. Whether the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) after CVT is similar to the risk after deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is unknown.

METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study using administrative data from all emergency department visits and hospitalizations in California, New York, and Florida from 2005 to 2013. We identified patients with CVT or DVT and the outcome of PE using previously validated International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes. Kaplan-Meier survival statistics and Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare the risk of PE after CVT versus PE after DVT.

RESULTS: We identified 4754 patients with CVT and 241 276 with DVT. During a mean follow-up of 3.4 (±2.4) years, 138 patients with CVT and 23 063 with DVT developed PE. CVT patients were younger, more often female, and had fewer risk factors for thromboembolism than patients with DVT. During the index hospitalization, the rate of PE was 1.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1%-1.8%) in patients with CVT and 6.6% (95% CI, 6.5%-6.7%) in patients with DVT. By 5 years, the cumulative rate of PE after CVT was 3.4% (95% CI, 2.9%-4.0%) compared with 10.9% (95% CI, 10.8%-11.0%; P<0.001) after DVT. CVT was associated with a lower adjusted hazard of PE than DVT (hazard ratio, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.22-0.31).

CONCLUSION: The risk of PE after CVT was significantly lower than the risk after DVT. Among patients with CVT, the greatest risk for PE was during the index hospitalization.

DOI10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.016316
Alternate JournalStroke
PubMed ID28228575
PubMed Central IDPMC5330858
Grant ListK23 NS082367 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
K23 NS091395 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
R01 NS097443 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
U10 NS086474 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States