High Burden of 30‐Day Readmissions After Acute Venous Thromboembolism in the United States

Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third leading cause of vascular disease and accounts for $10 billion in annual US healthcare costs. The nationwide burden of 30‐day readmissions after such events has not been comprehensively assessed. Methods and Results We analyzed adults ≥18 years of...

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Main Authors: Eric A. Secemsky, Kenneth Rosenfield, Kevin F. Kennedy, Michael Jaff, Robert W. Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.009047