Increased risk of pulmonary embolism among US decedents with sarcoidosis from 1988 to 2007.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A recently published report from the United Kingdom suggested an association between sarcoidosis and pulmonary embolism (PE). We sought to examine whether this association was present among US decedents with sarcoidosis.

Methods

We used data from the National Center for Health Statistics to investigate the association between sarcoidosis and PE among US decedents from 1988 to 2007.

Results

From 1988 to 2007, there were 46,450,489 deaths in the United States and 23,679 decedents with sarcoidosis mentioned on their death certificates. Among these, 602 (2.54%) had PE mentioned on their death certificates, compared with only 1.13% of the background population (P < .0001 for comparison). The association between sarcoidosis and PE was significant regardless of ge

SUBMITTER: Swigris JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3205849 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature