Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Events With Corticosteroid Versus Biologic Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Jan;14(1):166-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.04.022. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Authors

Sanjay K Murthy¹, Geoffrey C Nguyen²

Affiliations

¹ The Ottawa Hospital IBD Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Mount Sinai Hospital IBD Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 25929541
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.04.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects*
Biological Therapy / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / therapy*
Male
Venous Thromboembolism / epidemiology*

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones