Studies from Yeungnam University Have Provided New Data on Venous Thromboembolism (Venous Thromboembolism in Children and Young Adults in Korea: Analysis of the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service Database)

2019 DEC 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions - Venous Thromboembolism is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Daegu, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is very rare in childhood. Nevertheless, its incidence has increased recently.”

Financial support for this research came from Yeungnam University.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Yeungnam University, “This study aimed to identify risk factors for developing thrombosis in childhood cancers and other childhood diseases through the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database. Data were extracted from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database. Children and young adults from 1 month to 29 years of age were eligible, and 21,747 cases of VTE between January 2008 and December 2016 were identified. The VTE incidence was high in children younger than 1 year of age. After 1 year of age, its incidence decreased rapidly and gradually increased. The VTE incidence for children between 0 and 1 year of age was 10.23-fold higher than that for those between 1 and 5 years of age. Annual VTE incidence increased by year. The age-standardized annual incidence rates were 9.98 per 100,000 population in 2008 and 22.53 per 100,000 population in 2016. The age-standardized annual incidence rate increased 2.25-fold during the 8 years. The lower extremity was the most common site of venous thrombosis. The incidence of VTE in a population younger than 30 years was 13.11 per 100,000 persons in Korea. We found a bimodal age distribution of the VTE incidence with peaks at infancy and again after 16 years.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was high in infants, and infection and malignancy were the most common comorbidities in patients with VTE.”

For more information on this research see: Venous Thromboembolism in Children and Young Adults in Korea: Analysis of the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service Database. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2019;34(49):e316. Journal of Korean Medical Science can be contacted at: Korean Acad Medical Sciences, 302 75 Dong du Ichon, Dong Yongsan Ku, Seoul 140 031, South Korea.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J.M. Lee, Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include H.S. Choi, K.S. Lee, S.W. Kim and J.M Lee.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e316. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the Journal of Korean Medical Science is: Korean Acad Medical Sciences, 302 75 Dong du Ichon, Dong Yongsan Ku, Seoul 140 031, South Korea.

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