Influence of body mass index on clinical outcomes in venous thromboembolism: Insights from GARFIELD-VTE.
Jeffrey I WeitzAlfredo E FarjatWalter AgenoAlexander G G TurpieSylvia HaasShinya GotoSamuel Z GoldhaberPantep AngchaisuksiriHarry GibbsPeter MacCallumMarc CarrierGloria KayaniSebastian SchellongHenri BounameauxLorenzo G MantovaniPaolo PrandoniAjay K Kakkarnull nullPublished in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2021)
Underweight VTE patients have the highest risk of mortality and major bleeding. The risk of mortality in obese VTE patients is lower than that in VTE patients with a normal BMI.
Keyphrases
- venous thromboembolism
- body mass index
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- direct oral anticoagulants
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported