Table 3

Distribution of causes of death in patients dying during the 11 months of follow up in patients with VTE surviving the first month after VTE diagnosis in comparison with control cohort.

Cause of death
VTE cohort (n = 500)
n (%)
Control cohort (n = 716)
n (%)

Coronary heart disease (CHD)
49 (9.8)
153 (21.4)
Other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
63 (12.6)
107 (14.9)
Cancer
280 (56.0)
212 (29.6)
Other non-cardiovascular diseases (respiratory, digestive, urinary, other)
47 (9.4)
129 (18.0)
Unknown
61 (12.2)
115 (16.1)

Huerta et al. Thrombosis Journal 2008 6:10   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-6-10