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Incidence rate and relative risk of myocardial infarction in the venous thromboembolism cohort compared with the control cohort in the first year of follow up. |
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| Myocardial infarction cases (n = 159) |
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years |
Relative risk (95% CI)a |
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| Control cohort (n = 43 382) |
136 |
3.4 (2.9–4.0) |
1 |
| Venous thromboembolism cohort (n = 4890) |
23 |
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| Deep vein thrombosis |
15 |
5.7 (3.4–9.4) |
1.7 (1.0–2.9) |
| Pulmonary embolism |
8 |
4.8 (2.4–9.6) |
1.5 (0.7–3.1) |
| Secondary venous thromboembolism |
13 |
5.2 (3.0–8.9) |
1.6 (1.0–2.8) |
| Idiopathic venous thromboembolism |
10 |
5.6 (3.0–10.4) |
1.6 (0.8–3.2) |
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aAdjusted relative risk derived from Cox regression models including sex, age, calendar year, heart failure, hypertension, and smoking. | |||
Huerta et al. Thrombosis Journal 2008 6:10 doi:10.1186/1477-9560-6-10 |
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