title: Prevalence of the post-thrombotic syndrome in young women with previous venous thromboembolism.
abstract: The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) among 43 young women with a previous single episode of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was 67%, 7% and 0% respectively. Subjects were assessed at a mean 51 months after the event. Moderate PTS was more common in women with recurrent (n = 9) DVT (44%, P < 0.001). Chronic venous insufficiency, assessed by light reflection rheography (LRR), was significantly (P < 0.05) more prevalent in women with single previous DVT (n = 40), recurrent DVT (n = 9) and isolated pulmonary embolism (PE) (n = 19) compared with healthy age-matched controls (odds ratios 10.9, 52.4 and 3.8 respectively). LRR findings correlated with moderate, but not mild, PTS. There was no correlation between development of PTS and body mass index.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. mmccoll1@aol.com
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: McColl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Tait
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D013577:Syndrome; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology*