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- Title
The Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.
- Authors
Kuo-Tsai Huang; Wei-Yu Lin; Cheng-Li Lin; Chia-Hung Kao
- Abstract
Objectives: Atherosclerosis may lead to chronic bladder ischemia, which eventually results in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) have a higher prevalence of atherosclerosis. Methods: A total of 31,559 patients had been diagnosed with or without LUTS between 2000 and 2010 in Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, each was enrolled in the LUTS and non-LUTS cohorts, respectively. The risk of VTE in LUTS and non-LUTS cohorts was calculated by Cox proportional hazards regression model. Results: After adjustment for age, sex, and comorbidities, the risk of subsequent VTE was 1.34-fold higher in the LUTS than in the non-LUTS cohort. The adjusted risk of VTE was highest in patients with LUTS with any comorbidity. The age-specific relative risk of VTE was significantly higher in patients aged =50 years, particularly in those aged 50-64 years, in the LUTS than in the non-LUTS cohort. Conclusions: LUTS is a risk factor for VTE. Physicians should consider the possibility of underlying VTE in patients aged =50 years having cardiovascular comorbidities.
- Publication
Urological Science, 2018, Vol 29, Issue 5, p231
- ISSN
1879-5226
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/UROS.UROS_33_18