• Intern Emerg Med · Apr 2022

    Liver status and outcomes in patients without previous known liver disease receiving anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism.

    • Diego Martínez-Urbistondo, Rocío G de la Garza, Paula Villares-Fernández, Carme Font, Sebastian Schellong, Juan José López-Núñez, Aída Gil-Díaz, Del Carmen Díaz-PedrocheMaríaMDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain., Jana Hirmerova, Manuel Monreal, and RIETE Investigators.
    • Internal Medicine Department, HM Sanchinarro, HM Hospitales, C/Oña 10, 28050, Madrid, Spain. dmurbistondo@gmail.com.
    • Intern Emerg Med. 2022 Apr 1; 17 (3): 725734725-734.

    AbstractThe association between elevated liver enzymes or FIB-4 (fibrosis index 4) and outcome in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been evaluated. Data from patients in RIETE (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbólica) were used to assess the association between elevated liver enzymes or FIB-4 levels and the rates of major bleeding or death in apparent liver disease-free patients with acute VTE under anticoagulation therapy. A total of 6206 patients with acute VTE and without liver disease were included. Of them, 92 patients had major bleeding and 168 died under anticoagulation therapy. On multivariable analysis, patients with elevated liver enzymes were at increased mortality risk (HR: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.10-2.28), while those with FIB-4 levels > 2.67 points were at increased risk for major bleeding (HR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.04-2.74). Evaluation of liver enzymes and FIB-4 index at baseline in liver disease-free patients with VTE may provide additional information on the risk for major bleeding or death during anticoagulation.© 2021. Società Italiana di Medicina Interna (SIMI).

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