VTEval Project - Prospective Cohort Studies to Evaluate and Improve Diagnostics, Management Strategies and Risk Stratification in VTE

VTEval Project - Three Observational, Prospective Cohort Studies Including Biobanking to Evaluate and Improve Diagnostics, Management Strategies and Risk Stratification in Venous Thromboembolism

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) with its two clinical manifestations deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening disease that is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The incidence of VTE increases with age and it - as the third most common cardiovascular disease after ischemic heart disease and stroke - represents an important public health problem in industrialized countries with several aspects in need to be addressed.

VTEval Project includes three long-term prospective observational studies to evaluate and improve VTE diagnostics and management, treatment and outcome. The aims of the project include a systematic assessment of VTE, i.e. disease status (symptoms, clinical and subclinical aspects) and risk profiles (classic, psychosocial and environmental factors), using a system-oriented approach. VTEval collects three large prospective cohorts of patients with suspected and incident VTE consisting of individuals with a clinical suspicion of acute PE, individuals with a clinical suspicion of acute DVT, and individuals with incidental diagnosis of VTE).

The standardized and harmonized data acquisition of the study establishes a sustainable resource for comprehensive research on VTE, thus providing the basis for both short- and long-term analysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18 years and Informed written consent

• Clinical condition:

  • Cohort 1: Clinical suspicion of acute PE (with or without DVT)
  • Cohort 2: Clinical suspicion of acute DVT (without symptomatic PE)
  • Cohort 3: Incidentally diagnosed VTE