Psoriasis carries an increased risk of venous thromboembolism: a Danish nationwide cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Psoriasis is an immunoinflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular risk factors, atherothrombotic events, and hypercoagulability. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is potentially lethal and shares risk factors with psoriasis, but the risk of VTE associated with psori...

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Main Authors: Ole Ahlehoff, Gunnar Hilmar Gislason, Jesper Lindhardsen, Mette Gitz Charlot, Casper Haslund Jørgensen, Jonas Bjerring Olesen, Ditte-Marie Bretler, Lone Skov, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Peter Riis Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21464995/pdf/?tool=EBI