Recent @entity1729 and risk of XXXX : case-control study through a general practice database.

@entity1 @entity64 @entity1151 @entity1150 @entity281 @entity1729 @entity299 @entity1211
BACKGROUND: The association between @entity1729 and risk of @entity299 and @entity64 is well established. However, less evidence exists for an association between @entity1211 ( @entity1211 ). In this article, we describe the associations between @entity1729 and @entity1211 . METHODS: All cases aged >= 18 years of first-time diagnosis of @entity1150 ( @entity1150 ) or @entity1151 ( @entity1151 ) were identified together with single-matched controls from a primary care general practice database. In addition to the matching characteristics, information was collected on other potentially important confounding factors. RESULTS: There were 457/11,557 (4.0%) @entity1150 cases with @entity1729 in the year before the index date (73 in the preceding month) compared with 262/11,557 (2.3%) controls (24 in the preceding month). There was an increased risk of @entity1150 in the month following infection [adjusted odds ratio (OR)   =   2.64, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.62-4.29] which persisted up to a year. There were 180/5162 (3.5%) @entity1151 cases with @entity1729 in the year before the index date compared with 94/5162 (1.8%) controls excluding those in the preceding month to avoid the possible misdiagnosis of early @entity1151 . There was an increased risk of @entity1151 in the 3 months following infection (adjusted OR   =   2.50, 95% CI 1.33-4.72) which may have persisted up to a year. CONCLUSIONS: There are strong associations between recent @entity1729 and @entity1211 . There should be less distinction between venous and arterial events in decisions about preventing or aborting @entity281 , especially in high-risk @entity1 .
