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SUBMITTER: Orsi FA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8251551 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Orsi Fernanda A FA Lijfering Willem M WM Geersing Geert-Jan GJ Rosendaal Frits R FR Dekkers Olaf M OM le Cessie Saskia S Cannegieter Suzanne C SC
British journal of haematology 20210321 6
Glucocorticoid treatment increases venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk. Whether this is due to the medication or the underlying disease, or affects the risk of VTE recurrence, has been difficult to determine. The aim of our present study was to quantify the risk for first and recurrent VTE associated with oral glucocorticoids use, considering the underlying disease. A total of 2547 patients with VTE from the Multiple Environmental and Genetic Assessment of Risk Factors for Venous Thrombosis (MEGA) ...[more]