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Association of COVID-19 vs Influenza with Risk of Arterial and Venous Thrombotic Events Among Hospitalized Patients

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    The incidence of arterial thromboembolism and venous thromboembolism in persons with COVID-19 remains unclear. The objective of this study was to measure the 90-day risk of arterial thromboembolism and venous thromboembolism in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 before or during COVID-19 vaccine availability vs patients hospitalized with influenza. The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study of 41,443 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 before vaccine availability (April-November 2020), 44,194 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during vaccine availability (December 2020-May 2021), and 8,269 patients hospitalized with influenza (October 2018-April 2019) in the US Food and Drug Administration Sentinel System (data from two national health insurers and four regional integrated health systems).

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    Vincent Lo Re III, Sarah K. Dutcher, John G. Connolly, Silvia Perez-Vilar, Dena M. Carbonari, Terese A. DeFor, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Laura B. Harrington, Laura Hou, Sean Hennessy, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Maria E. Kempner, Jennifer L. Kuntz, Cheryl N. McMahill-Walraven, Jolene Mosley, Pamala A. Pawloski, Andrew B. Petrone, Allyson M. Pishko, Meighan Rogers Driscoll, Claudia A. Steiner, Yunping Zhou, Noelle M. Cocoros

    Corresponding Author

    Vincent Lo Re III; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Email: vincentl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu