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Autoimmune blood clot risk
Published: Saturday November 26 at 2:10 , News P4 Malm?hus Share
People suffering from so-called autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and juvenile diabetes, have a greatly increased risk of blood clots in the lung. It shows a new Scanian study involving over half a million patients.
The most serious form of blood clot
- There was a stronger connection than I had expected, says Associate Professor Bengt Zoller at the Center for Primary Care Research at Lund University who has done the study.
The study covers 535 000 people admitted to hospital between 1964 and 2008 for various autoimmune diseases, the most common were arthritis. One in ten patients at risk of blood clots in the legs or lungs, the researchers chose to study at the link between autoimmune diseases and blood clots in the lung. It is the most feared complication of blood clots breaking loose from veins vascular walls.
- You could say that it is the most severe form of blood clot in vensidan, says Bengt Zoller.
- One-third die untreated from it.
Autoimmune diseases are diseases where the immune system attacks the body. According to the researchers, the results of the study of autoimmune diseases not only be seen as inflammatory, but now also by causing blood clots:
- That's because autoimmune diseases are linked to inflammation and there are strong links Mellen inflammation and coagulation, blood coagulation and thrombosis risk.
The risk of thrombosis decreased significantly one to five years after hospitalization and that's because the researchers are likely due to patients receiving a treatment that reduces the inflammation in the body. According to Professor Bengt Zoller points to the new findings that patients with autoimmune diseases who are hospitalized should receive preventive therapy to reduce the risk of blood clots.
- Consideration should be given to patients hospitalized for autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of blood clots, and consideration should be given blood thinning injections during hospitalization.
According to the researchers , the comprehensive study has focused on a new research area.
- It now remains to look at which patients with autoimmune diseases who are at higher risk of blood clots. Then we could find them and prevent blood disease in them, says Bengt Zoller.