Outcomes Associated With Inferior Vena Cava Filters Among Patients With Thromboembolic Recurrence During Anticoagulant Therapy.

Mellado, Meritxell; Pijoan, José I; Jiménez, David; Muriel, Alfonso; Aujesky, Drahomir; Bertoletti, Laurent; Decousus, Herve; Barrios, Deisy; Clará, Albert; Yusen, Roger D; Monreal, Manuel (2016). Outcomes Associated With Inferior Vena Cava Filters Among Patients With Thromboembolic Recurrence During Anticoagulant Therapy. JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions, 9(23), pp. 2440-2448. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.08.039

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OBJECTIVES

The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter use among patients who develop recurrent symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) on anticoagulant therapy.

BACKGROUND

There is a lack of efficacy evidence of IVC filter therapy in patients with VTE recurrence on anticoagulant therapy.

METHODS

In this cohort study of patients with acute VTE identified from the RIETE (Registro Informatizado de la Enfermedad Tromboembólica) registry, the associations between IVC filter placement for VTE recurrence in the first 3 months of anticoagulant therapy and the outcomes of all-cause mortality, pulmonary embolism (PE)-related mortality, second recurrent VTE, and major bleeding rates through 30 days after diagnosis of recurrence were assessed.

RESULTS

Among 17 patients treated with filters and 49 matched patients treated without filters for VTE recurrence that presented as deep vein thrombosis, propensity score-matched groups showed no significant differences in death for filter insertion compared with no insertion (17.7% vs. 12.2%; p = 0.56). Among 48 patients treated with filters and 91 matched patients treated without filters for VTE recurrence that presented as PE, propensity score-matched groups showed a significant decrease in all-cause death for filter insertion compared with no insertion (2.1% vs. 25.3%; p = 0.02). The PE-related mortality rate was not significantly lower for filter insertion than no insertion (2.1% vs. 17.6%; p = 0.08), though the point estimates markedly differed.

CONCLUSIONS

Among patients with VTE recurrence during the first 3 months of anticoagulant therapy, IVC filter insertion was not associated with a survival benefit in patients who recurred with deep vein thrombosis, although it was associated with a lower risk for all-cause death in patients who recurred with PE.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine > Centre of Competence for General Internal Medicine
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Aujesky, Drahomir

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1876-7605

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Jacques Donzé

Date Deposited:

16 Feb 2017 11:02

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:02

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.jcin.2016.08.039

PubMed ID:

27838262

Uncontrolled Keywords:

deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; recurrence; survival; vena cava filter; venous thromboembolism

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.94671

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/94671

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