The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website
Acute/chronic. Due to the high background incidence rate of naturally-occurring VTE, a cause-and-effect relationship with drugs or procedures may be difficult to establish firmly. Epidemiologic studies can be supportive (PMID 25924683). A search for antiphospholipid antibodies is indicated. Chronic iatrogenic thromboembolism, for instance in patients with cardiac wires and leads may cause thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (PMID 24881082)
Publications
Infliximab for Crohn's Disease: More Than 13 Years of Real-world Experience.
Inflammatory bowel diseases 2018 02 15;24;490-501 — 2018 02 15 — 490-501
Occurrence of pulmonary thromboembolism during infliximab therapy.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2003 Sep-Oct;21;679 — 2003 Sep-Oct — 679