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Letter to the Editor| Volume 84, P106-108, February 2021

Autoimmune disorders and venous thromboembolism: An update from the COMMAND VTE registry

Published:October 24, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2020.10.017
      There are various well-known predisposing risk factors for development of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and several studies reported that autoimmune disorder is one of important risk factors for development of VTE [
      • Zoller B.
      • Li X.
      • Sundquist J.
      • Sundquist K
      Risk of pulmonary embolism in patients with autoimmune disorders: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden.
      ,
      • Matta F.
      • Singala R.
      • Yaekoub A.Y.
      • Najjar R.
      • Stein P.D
      Risk of venous thromboembolism with rheumatoid arthritis.
      ]. Furthermore, autoimmune disorder is thought to be a relatively strong risk factor for VTE recurrence, and extended anticoagulation therapy are recommended for prevention of VTE recurrence in patients with autoimmune disorders[
      • Konstantinides S.V.
      • Meyer G.
      The 2019 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism.
      ]. However, it remains controversial whether patients with autoimmune disorders have higher risk for clinical events after VTE than those without[
      • Sada P.R.
      • Lopez-Nunez J.J.
      • Samperiz A.
      • et al.
      Venous thromboembolism in patients with autoimmune disorders: findings from the RIETE registry.
      ]. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the clinical characteristics, management strategies, and long-term outcomes of patients with autoimmune disorders after excluding patients with active cancer in a large observational database in Japan.

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