Hu, Wei-Syuna,b; Lin, Cheng-Lic
aSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University
bDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine
cManagement Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Correspondence to Wei-Syun Hu, MD, PhD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 40447, Taiwan. Tel: +886 4 22052121x3483; fax: +886 4 22065593; e-mail: [email protected]
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision Clinical Modification; NHI, National Health Insurance; VTE, venous thromboembolism
Received 18 April, 2017
Revised 22 June, 2017
Accepted 1 August, 2017
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001539