-- Four-year GARFIELD VTE Registry to prospectively follow 10,000 patients worldwide who have venous blood clots and are candidates for anticoagulant therapy
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thrombosis Research Institute (TRI) today announced the launch of the GARFIELD (Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD) VTE Registry, an innovative research initiative exploring acute and long-term management and outcomes in patients with symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE). Led by an international steering committee under the auspices of the TRI, the registry will follow 10,000 patients with acute VTE in a real-world setting. GARFIELD VTE is supported by an unrestricted research grant from Bayer HealthCare.
VTE is a disease process that encompasses two interrelated conditions: deep vein thrombosis (DVT), in which a blood clot forms in a deep vein such as the legs, and pulmonary embolism (PE), a life-threatening condition in which part of the clot breaks off and is carried to the lungs through the heart, cutting off the flow of blood to the lungs. In the Western world, one person dies every 37 seconds from VTE.
"Venous thromboembolism continues to represent an important clinical challenge, with a heavy burden for patients and healthcare systems," said Professor The Lord Kakkar, Professor of Surgery at University College London and Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute, London, UK. "Better understanding how best patient outcomes can be achieved will be greatly assisted through robust outcomes research. We are grateful for the unrestricted grant from Bayer Healthcare to support the Garfield VTE Registry which builds on our experience in better understanding the real world challenges of providing anticoagulation to prevent thromboembolic stroke in the Garfield AF Registry."
