Complications & prognosis-venous thromboembolism

• postthrombotic syndrome (23–60%) pain, edema, venous ulcers

• Recurrent VTE:

  • 1%/y (after 1st VTE) to 5%/y (after recurrent VTE)

• Chronic thromboembolic PHT after acute PE ~2–3%, consider thromboendarterectomy

• Mortality:

  • ~10% for DVT and ~10–15% for PE at 3–6 mo (Circ 2008;117:1711)