Birgitte G. Tøndel , Vânia M. Morelli , Ellisiv B. Mathiesen , Maja-Lisa Løchen , Tom Wilsgaard , Kristian Hveem , John-Bjarne Hansen , Sigrid K. Brækkan
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Abstract
Background
Data on venous thromboembolism (VTE) after ischemic stroke in the general population is limited.
Objectives
We aimed to explore the impact of ischemic stroke on overall VTE and VTE subtypes and by biological sex at the population level and to evaluate whether the risk of stroke-related VTE changed between 1994-2007 and 2008-2019.
Methods
Participants (N = 107 321) were recruited from 3 surveys of the Tromsø Study (enrollment:1994-2008) and 2 surveys of the Trøndelag Health Study (enrollment:1995-2008) and followed through 2014 and 2019, respectively. Hazard ratios (HRs) of VTE were calculated using Cox models with stroke as time-varying exposure. Cumulative incidences of VTE were estimated with death as a competing event.
Results
Ischemic stroke was diagnosed in 5974 individuals, of whom 199 developed VTE during follow-up. Within 3 months poststroke, the cumulative incidence and HR of VTE was 1.13% and 13.47 (95% CI, 9.41-19.27) in women and 0.76% and 9.50 (95% CI, 6.38-14.14) in men, respectively. Stroke conferred a 19-fold increased risk of provoked VTE (HR, 18.67; 95% CI, 14.01-24.88) and a 3-fold increased risk of unprovoked VTE (HR, 3.05; 95% CI, 1.45-6.45) within 3 months. The risk estimates of VTE after stroke did not change between the 2 time periods.
Conclusion
Sex-specific risk estimates for VTE were only marginally higher in women than in men. Ischemic stroke was associated with particularly high risk of provoked VTE, emphasizing the potentiating effect of additional risk factors. The risk of VTE after ischemic stroke has not declined over the past decades.
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The Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (JTH) serves as the official journal of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. It is dedicated to advancing science related to thrombosis, bleeding disorders, and vascular biology through the dissemination and exchange of information and ideas within the global research community.
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