January 09, 2013
Asthma linked to pulmonary embolism risk
Patients with asthma have an increased risk for pulmonary embolism, show Dutch findings. In particular, patients with a severe case of the disease are most at risk. “This is the first time a link has been found between asthma and pulmonary embolism and we believe these results have important clinical implications,” said Christof Majoor (Academic Medical Center,…