Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and thrombosis"

Abstract Number: 883 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
The Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A General Population-Based Study
Jonathan Chan¹, Anthony So², Eric C. Sayre³ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Venous thromboembolism (VTE)(pulmonary embolism [PE] and deep vein thrombosis[DVT]) is a potentially life threatening disease. Previous hospital-based studies have shown an increased risk of…