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. 2020 Summer;20(2):182–186. doi: 10.31486/toj.19.0058

Table.

Cases of Gaming Thrombosis

Case Sex, Age Thrombosis Type Gaming Time BMI, kg/m2 Cigarette Use FVL Hetero-zygosity Sedentary Lifestyle Family History Other Risk Factors Treatment Death Recurrence
Braithwaite et al, 201811 M, 44 PE 36 h 48.4 Yes No Yes No Bariatric surgery 6 months of warfarin with LMWH bridge; aspirin; LMC No No
Kohorst et al, 201812 M, 18 PE Up to 12 h/d 37 No Yes No No No 6 months of AC; LMC No No
Kohorst et al, 201812 M, 15 PE, DVT 4-12 h/d 50 No No Yes No No 6 months of AC; weight management program No No
Kohorst et al, 201812 M, 13 PE, DVT Several h/d 56 No No Yes Yes GBS 3 months of AC; 6 months of PT No No
Kohorst et al, 201812 M, 17 PE, DVT Several h 39 No Yes Yes No MTS 6 months of AC; LMC No Yes
Brodmann et al, 201513 F, 21 PE, DVT 3 h N/A No No No Yes Second- generation birth control pills Surgery for thrombus removal with UFH during the procedure; IVC filter No No
Lee et al, 201514 M, 16 PE, DVT >13 h/d N/A No No Yes No 2.5 years of AC; IVC filter Yes Yes
Braithwaite et al, 201415 M, 42 PE 48 h 38 No No No No Klinefelter syndrome 6 months of warfarin with LMWH bridge; LMC No No
Chang et al, 201316 M, 31 DVT 7-8 h/d N/A No No No No No Thrombolysis with UFH and urokinase No No
Hayes et al, 201317 M, 15 PE 16-18 h N/A No No No No No PTE with UFH and tPa; warfarin therapy No No
Kim et al, 200918 M, 36 PE, DVT 12 h/d for 2 weeks 29.4 Yes No No No No Thrombolysis with UFH and tPa; 6 months of warfarin with LMWH bridge No No
Phipps and Ng, 200819 M, 33 DVT 2-3 h/d N/A No No No No No AC; LMC No No
Chew, 200620 M, 16 PE, DVT 3 h N/A No No No No No Thrombolysis; IVC filter; warfarin therapy No Yes
Lee, 200421 M, 24 PE 80 h N/A No No No No No Found deceased in bathroom Yes No
Ng et al, 200322 M, 12 DVT 4 h N/A No No No No No AC No No

AC, anticoagulation; BMI, body mass index; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; F, female; FVL, factor V Leiden; GBS, Guillain-Barré syndrome; IVC, inferior vena cava; LMC, lifestyle modification counseling; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; M, male; MTS, May-Thurner syndrome; N/A, not available; PE, pulmonary embolism; PTE, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy; tPa, tissue plasminogen activator; UFH, unfractionated heparin; VTE, venous thromboembolism.