Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Finnish Nationwide Trends

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Epidemiology of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) has been reported to be changing. Because long-term nationwide data are needed to confirm this, we studied CVT occurrence between 2005 and 2014 in Finland. METHODS:All acute CVT admissions were retrieved from a mandatory registr...

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Published in:Stroke (1970) 2021-01, Vol.52 (1), p.335-338
Main Authors: Ruuskanen, Jori O., Kytö, Ville, Posti, Jussi P., Rautava, Päivi, Sipilä, Jussi O.T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Incidence
Intracranial Thrombosis - epidemiology
Intracranial Thrombosis - mortality
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Sex Factors
Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology
Venous Thrombosis - mortality
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Summary:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Epidemiology of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) has been reported to be changing. Because long-term nationwide data are needed to confirm this, we studied CVT occurrence between 2005 and 2014 in Finland. METHODS:All acute CVT admissions were retrieved from a mandatory registry covering mainland Finland. Patients aged ≥18 years were included. One admission per patient was allowed. RESULTS:We identified 563 patients with CVT (56.5% women). Overall incidence was 1.32/100 000 (95% CI, 1.21–1.43) per year with a 5.0% annual increase. In people
ISSN:0039-2499
1524-4628
DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031026