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Systemic Corticosteroids and the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Severe COPD: A Nationwide Study of 30,473 Outpatients

Due to frequent exacerbations, many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are exposed to oral corticosteroids (OCS), which may be thrombogenic. We evaluated the risk of hospitalisation with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and death in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOP...

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Main Authors: Ema Rastoder, Pradeesh Sivapalan, Josefin Eklöf, Mohamad Isam Saeed, Alexander Svorre Jordan, Howraman Meteran, Louise Tønnesen, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Anders Løkke, Niels Seersholm, Thyge Lynghøj Nielsen, Jørn Carlsen, Julie Janner, Nina Godtfredsen, Uffe Bodtger, Christian B. Laursen, Ole Hilberg, Filip K. Knop, Helene Priemé, Truls Sylvan Ingebrigtsen, Vibeke Gottlieb, Jon Torgny Wilcke, Jens Ulrik Stæhr Jensen
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
COPD
exacerbation
venous thromboembolism
pulmonary embolism
corticosteroids
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/8/874
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