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SUBMITTER: Coleman CI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714693 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Coleman Craig I CI Beyer-Westendorf Jan J Bunz Thomas J TJ Mahan Charles E CE Spyropoulos Alex C AC
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 20180308 4
Postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a frequent complication of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Using MarketScan claims data from January 2012 to June 2015, we identified adults with a primary diagnosis code for VTE during a hospitalization/emergency department visit, ≥6 months of insurance coverage prior to the index event and newly started on rivaroxaban or warfarin within 30 days of the index VTE. Patients with <4-month follow-up postindex event or a claim for any anticoagulant during 6-month basel ...[more]