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. 2021 Sep;18(9):1580-1584.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202010-1349RL.

Rates of Major Cardiovascular Events in Severe Asthma: U.S. Real-World and Clinical Trial-Eligible Populations

Parul Dayal  1 , Carlos Iribarren  2 , Dorothy Cheung  1 , Michael E Rothenberg  1 , C Victor Spain  1
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Rates of Major Cardiovascular Events in Severe Asthma: U.S. Real-World and Clinical Trial-Eligible Populations

Parul Dayal et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Sep.
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Age- and sex-standardized rates of cardiovascular events in cohorts of severe asthma patients. ACO = asthma–COPD overlap; CHF = congestive heart failure; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GSA = general severe asthma; HF = heart failure; MI = myocardial infarction; PY = patient-years; TE = trial-eligible; TIA = transient ischemic attack; U. angina = unstable angina.
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