key: cord-0985742-r36iq6h5 authors: Acar, Laura; Peters, Frederik; Marschall, Ursula; L’Hoest, Helmut; Twine, Chris; Behrendt, Christian-Alexander title: Increased incidence and mortality of pulmonary embolism in patients subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19: An analysis of health insurance claims data date: 2021-09-06 journal: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.08.027 sha: ed5c2f63467990001116be5cf221f30297f68ac2 doc_id: 985742 cord_uid: r36iq6h5 nan There are increasing data prompting that SARS-CoV-2 infection and the COVID-19 28 pandemic are directly or indirectly associated with acute thromboembolic events. While the incidence of acutely ischaemic limb events in heterogeneous cohorts Germany, no evidence of arterial thrombosis was apparent, but DVT and PE was 36 found in 40% and 21% of the cases, respectively. 2 Systematic reviews and meta- The results of the current study confirmed previous reports from observational Unusual arterial thrombotic events in Covid-19 patients Dying with 112 SARS-CoV-2 infection-an autopsy study of the first consecutive Arterial and venous 115 thromboembolism in COVID-19: a study-level meta-analysis Thromboembolism risk of 117 COVID-19 is high and associated with a higher risk of mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis Temporal trends 120 in the presentation of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic 121 in Germany: an analysis of health insurance claims How Does SARS-CoV-2 123 Infection Affect Survival of Emergency Cardiovascular Patients? A Cohort Study From a German 124 Insurance Claims Database