Other disorders of veins
Description
post-thrombotic syndrome: A venous insufficiency that is characterized by aching pain, heaviness, swelling, cramps, itching, or tingling in the affected limb and is a chronic complication of deep venous thrombosis.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | I9_VEINSOTH |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: I87 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: I87 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 3461 | 2523 | 938 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.61 | 3.36 | 1.63 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 57.9 | 56.79 | 60.89 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 45.45 | 46.41 | 42.86 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.98 | 2.14 | 5.22 |