Risk of aortic dissection, congestive heart failure, pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with clinical vertebral fracture: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies on the association between clinical vertebral fractures (CVFs) and the subsequent risk of cardiopulmonary diseases, including aortic dissection (AD), congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are scarce. Therefore, we used the National Health Insurance Research Database to investigate whether patients with CVF have a heightened risk of subsequent AD, CHF, pneumonia and ARDS.

Design

The National Health Insurance Research Database was used to investigate whether patients with CVFs have an increased risk of subsequent AD, CHF, pneumonia and ARDS.

Participants

This cohort study comprised patients aged ≥18 years with a diagnosis of CVF and were hospitalised at any point during 2000-2010 (n=1 08 935). Each CVF

SUBMITTER: Lee FY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886957 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature