Background:Little is written about recurrence and mortality rates after a first episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among Saudi population. Aim: Determine incidence rates and assess predictors of recurrence and mortality following the first VTE event. Patients and Methods: A total of 1124 patients aged ≥18 years with symptomatic VTE confirmed by imaging tests were evaluated. The incidence of VTE recurrence and mortality were assessed. The association between patient characteristics, and VTE recurrence and mortality was explored by estimating the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). The difference between cancerrelated, provoked and unprovoked VTE in terms of recurrence and mortality was explored using Kaplan-Meier curves.
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