Authors: Anderson, Jana J., Ho, Frederick K., Niedzwiedz, Claire L., Katikireddi, Vittal, Celis-Morales, Carlos, Iliodromiti, Stamatina, Welsh, Paul, Pellicori, Pierpaolo, Demou, Evangelia, Hastie, Claire E., Lyall, Donald M., Gray, Stuart R., Forbes, John F., Gill, Jason M.R., Mackay, Daniel F., Berry, Colin, Cleland, John G.F., Sattar, Naveed, Pell, Jill P.
Venue: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Type: Publication
Abstract: Background:\ud \ud Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common, life-threatening complication of COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 risk-prediction models include a history of venous thromboembolism. However, it is unclear whether remote history (>9 years previously) of VTE also confers increased risk of COVID-19.\ud \ud Objectives:\ud \ud To investigate possible association between VTE and COVID-19 severity, independent of other risk factors.\ud \ud Methods:\ud \ud Cohort study of UK Biobank participants recruited between 2006-2010. Baseline data, i...
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