Venous thromboembolism among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at Veterans Health Administration Hospitals

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at heightened risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE), though there is no data examining when these events occur following a COVID-19 diagnosis. We therefore sought to characterize the incidence, timecourse of events, and outcomes of VTE during the COVID-19 pandemic in a national healthcare system using data from Veterans Affairs Administration. (Am Heart J 2021;237:1-4.)

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This study aimed to characterize the incidence, timecourse, and outcomes of VTE during the COVID-19 pandemic in a national healthcare system using data from the Veterans Affairs Administration.