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Angioedema in Australia: hospital admission rates and fatalities, 2000–2013
Author(s) -
Mullins Raymond J,
Wainstein Brynn K,
Barnes Elizabeth H,
Campbell Dianne E
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja17.00404
Subject(s) - citation , library science , history , media studies , art history , medicine , sociology , computer science
Source of admissions data: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Source of population data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. * Poisson regression. u A it can be life-threatening when the upper airway is involved. Most cases of isolated angioedema are idiopathic, but it may occur in patients treatedwith angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARBs) or gliptins, or in individuals with hereditary angioedema (HAE), in which C1 esterase inhibitor is absent or non-functional, leading to elevated bradykinin levels.

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