Table 1.

Characteristics of study population (n = 7969) from 97 studies

DataStudies reporting the variable, n
Patients characteristics   
 Age, mean (SD), years 49.2 ± 10.3 91 
 Male sex, n/N (%) 4404/7886 (55.8) 95 
Site of SVT   
 Portal vein thrombosis, n/N (%) 3365/6192 (54.3) 63 
 Mesenteric vein thrombosis, n/N (%) 1015/4271 (23.8) 35 
 Splenic vein thrombosis, n/N (%) 452/3570 (12.7) 18 
 Budd-Chiari syndrome, n/N (%) 1153/3624 (31.8) 25 
 Multiple sites thrombosis, n/N (%) 2297/5937 (38.7) 64 
 Not reported, n/N (%) 55/220 (25.0) 
Vein involvement   
 Partial, n/N (%) 521/853 (61.1) 20 
 Complete, n/N (%) 306/853 (35.9) 20 
 Not reported, n/N (%) 26/853 (3.0) 20 
Stage of thrombosis   
 Acute/recent, n/N (%) 2607/3424 (76.1) 57 
 Chronic, n/N (%) 770/3424 (22.5) 57 
 Not reported, n/N (%) 47/3424 (1.4) 57 
Risk factors   
 Liver cirrhosis, n/N (%) 2578/5518 (46.7) 51 
 Myeloproliferative neoplasm, n/N (%) 1429/4598 (31.1) 43 
 Unprovoked, n/N (%) 770/3070 (25.1) 35 
 Solid cancer, n/N (%) 1108/4787 (23.1) 42 
 Surgery, n/N (%) 642/3762 (17.1) 44 
 Abdominal inflammation/infection, n/N (%) 726/4346 (16.7) 41 
 Hormonal replacement therapy, n/N (%) 297/3250 (9.1) 31 
Thrombophilia   
 JAK2 V617F, n positive/N tested (%) 148/802 (18.5) 
 Antiphospholipid syndrome, n positive/N tested (%) 135/1064 (12.7) 20 
 Factor V Leiden mutation, n positive/N tested (%) 224/1938 (11.6) 28 
 Protein C and/or S deficiency, n positive/N tested (%) 125/1085 (11.5) 21 
 Prothrombin G2021A mutation, n positive/N tested (%) 112/1257 (8.9) 15 
 Antithrombin-III deficiency, n positive/N tested (%) 30/904 (3.3) 13 
Diagnosis of SVT   
 Computed tomography, n/N (%) 3418/4973 (68.7) 56 
 Doppler ultrasonography, n/N (%) 1794/4645 (38.6) 49 
 Angiography, n/N (%) 265/2627 (10.1) 16 
 Magnetic resonance imaging, n/N (%) 297/3633 (8.2) 24 
 Perioperative, n/N (%) 153/2378 (6.4) 13 
Follow-up imaging   
 Ultrasonography, n/N (%) 484/494 (98.0) 13 
 Computed tomography, n/N (%) 507/678 (74.8) 16 
Median follow-up, mo 28.6 (6 to 144) 62 
Parenteral anticoagulation   
 LMWH, n/N (%) 1038/2365 (43.9) 24 
 LMWH or UFH, n/N (%) 383/1785 (21.5) 13 
 Fondaparinux, n/N (%) 26/703 (3.7) 
Oral anticoagulation   
 LMWH→VKAs, n/N (%) 1320/2672 (49.4) 40 
 VKAs, n/N (%) 1892/5170 (36.6) 39 
 DOACs, n/N (%) 142/1125 (12.6) 
 Antiplatelet therapy 189/2569 (7.4) 15 
 Mixed strategies, n/N (%) 505/1817 (27.8) 22 
 No anticoagulation, n/N (%) 1424/5416 (26.3) 66 
Systemic or catheter directed thrombolysis, n/N (%) 207/2477 (8.4) 25 
Median treatment duration, months 8.4 (0.4 to 108) 36 
Other therapeutic procedures   
 Thrombectomy/stenting, n/N (%) 176/1656 (10.6) 16 
 TIPS, n/N (%) 482/2960 (16.3) 26 
 Liver transplantation, n/N (%) 191/1634 (11.7) 20 
 Surgery, n/N (%) 154/1259 (12.2) 20 
DataStudies reporting the variable, n
Patients characteristics   
 Age, mean (SD), years 49.2 ± 10.3 91 
 Male sex, n/N (%) 4404/7886 (55.8) 95 
Site of SVT   
 Portal vein thrombosis, n/N (%) 3365/6192 (54.3) 63 
 Mesenteric vein thrombosis, n/N (%) 1015/4271 (23.8) 35 
 Splenic vein thrombosis, n/N (%) 452/3570 (12.7) 18 
 Budd-Chiari syndrome, n/N (%) 1153/3624 (31.8) 25 
 Multiple sites thrombosis, n/N (%) 2297/5937 (38.7) 64 
 Not reported, n/N (%) 55/220 (25.0) 
Vein involvement   
 Partial, n/N (%) 521/853 (61.1) 20 
 Complete, n/N (%) 306/853 (35.9) 20 
 Not reported, n/N (%) 26/853 (3.0) 20 
Stage of thrombosis   
 Acute/recent, n/N (%) 2607/3424 (76.1) 57 
 Chronic, n/N (%) 770/3424 (22.5) 57 
 Not reported, n/N (%) 47/3424 (1.4) 57 
Risk factors   
 Liver cirrhosis, n/N (%) 2578/5518 (46.7) 51 
 Myeloproliferative neoplasm, n/N (%) 1429/4598 (31.1) 43 
 Unprovoked, n/N (%) 770/3070 (25.1) 35 
 Solid cancer, n/N (%) 1108/4787 (23.1) 42 
 Surgery, n/N (%) 642/3762 (17.1) 44 
 Abdominal inflammation/infection, n/N (%) 726/4346 (16.7) 41 
 Hormonal replacement therapy, n/N (%) 297/3250 (9.1) 31 
Thrombophilia   
 JAK2 V617F, n positive/N tested (%) 148/802 (18.5) 
 Antiphospholipid syndrome, n positive/N tested (%) 135/1064 (12.7) 20 
 Factor V Leiden mutation, n positive/N tested (%) 224/1938 (11.6) 28 
 Protein C and/or S deficiency, n positive/N tested (%) 125/1085 (11.5) 21 
 Prothrombin G2021A mutation, n positive/N tested (%) 112/1257 (8.9) 15 
 Antithrombin-III deficiency, n positive/N tested (%) 30/904 (3.3) 13 
Diagnosis of SVT   
 Computed tomography, n/N (%) 3418/4973 (68.7) 56 
 Doppler ultrasonography, n/N (%) 1794/4645 (38.6) 49 
 Angiography, n/N (%) 265/2627 (10.1) 16 
 Magnetic resonance imaging, n/N (%) 297/3633 (8.2) 24 
 Perioperative, n/N (%) 153/2378 (6.4) 13 
Follow-up imaging   
 Ultrasonography, n/N (%) 484/494 (98.0) 13 
 Computed tomography, n/N (%) 507/678 (74.8) 16 
Median follow-up, mo 28.6 (6 to 144) 62 
Parenteral anticoagulation   
 LMWH, n/N (%) 1038/2365 (43.9) 24 
 LMWH or UFH, n/N (%) 383/1785 (21.5) 13 
 Fondaparinux, n/N (%) 26/703 (3.7) 
Oral anticoagulation   
 LMWH→VKAs, n/N (%) 1320/2672 (49.4) 40 
 VKAs, n/N (%) 1892/5170 (36.6) 39 
 DOACs, n/N (%) 142/1125 (12.6) 
 Antiplatelet therapy 189/2569 (7.4) 15 
 Mixed strategies, n/N (%) 505/1817 (27.8) 22 
 No anticoagulation, n/N (%) 1424/5416 (26.3) 66 
Systemic or catheter directed thrombolysis, n/N (%) 207/2477 (8.4) 25 
Median treatment duration, months 8.4 (0.4 to 108) 36 
Other therapeutic procedures   
 Thrombectomy/stenting, n/N (%) 176/1656 (10.6) 16 
 TIPS, n/N (%) 482/2960 (16.3) 26 
 Liver transplantation, n/N (%) 191/1634 (11.7) 20 
 Surgery, n/N (%) 154/1259 (12.2) 20 

TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; UFH, unfractionated heparin.

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