Clinical outcome in patients with venous thromboembolism and hidden cancer: findings from the RIETE Registry

Although extensive screening in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) may result in early identification of hidden cancer, it is unknown whether the prognosis of these patients may be favorably influenced.RIETE is an ongoing, prospective registry of consecutive patients with objectively confirmed, symptomatic, acute VTE. We compared the 3-month outcome of patients with hidden cancer with that in patients in whom no symptoms of cancer were...