TY - JOUR T1 - Autoimmune disorders increase the risk of developing pulmonary embolism JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 907 LP - 907 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201830 VL - 67 IS - 10 AU - Helen Umpleby Y1 - 2012/10/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/67/10/907.abstract N2 - This large retrospective study analysed the effect of 33 autoimmune disorders on the risk of developing pulmonary emboli (PE). Five hundred and fifteen thousand one hundred and thirty-seven patients in Sweden with an autoimmune disorder initially diagnosed on hospital admission were identified and retrospectively analysed for PE, between 1964 and 2008.Risk of PE increased across … ER -