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. 2018 Nov 12;8(11):112. doi: 10.1038/s41408-018-0151-y

Table 2.

Incidence of thrombosis and bleeding after the index event

Events, n (%) Incidence rate % pt-years (95% CI)
After a first thrombosis
(N=1500, total patient-years=6075)
Thrombotic events 348 (23.2%) 5.7 (5.1–6.4)
Major bleeding 77 (5.1%) 1.3 (1.0–1.6)
After first arterial thrombosis
(N=935, total patient-years=3907)
Thrombotic events 220 (23.5%) 5.6 (4.9–6.4)
Arterial thrombosis 170 (18.2%) 4.3 (3.7–5.0)
Venous thrombosis 50 (5.3%) 1.3 (0.9–1.7)
Major bleeding 44 (4.7%) 1.1 (0.8–1.5)
After a first venous thrombosis
(N=565, total patient-years=2168)
Thrombotic events 128 (22.6%) 5.9 (4.9–7.0)
Arterial thrombosis 36 (6.3%) 1.7 (1.2–2.3)
Venous thrombosis 92 (16.3%) 4.2 (3.4–5.2)
Major bleeding 33 (5.8%) 1.5 (1.0–2.1)