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Risk of cardiovascular events and pulmonary hypertension following splenectomy — a Danish population-based cohort study from 1996–2012

Splenectomized patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular events, but it remains unclear whether this is due to lack of the spleen or due to the underlying disease leading to splenectomy. We aimed to assess the risk of myocardial infarction, pulmonary hypertension, and stroke following splenec...

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Autores principales: Rørholt, Marianne, Ghanima, Waleed, Farkas, Dora Körmendiné, Nørgaard, Mette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28572164
http://dx.doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2016.157008