Risk of Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection in Patients with Tuberculosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Tuberculosis (TB) can cause chronic inflammation. The occurrence of aortic aneurysm (AA) and aortic dissection (AD) may be associated with chronic inflammatory disease, but whether TB increases the risk of AA and AD remains to be determined. This study aimed to investigate the association between TB...

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Autores principales: Chen, Ming-Tsung, Chung, Chi-Hsiang, Ke, Hung-Yen, Peng, Chung-Kan, Chien, Wu-Chien, Shen, Chih-Hao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8583242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34769592
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111075