Essentials
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Emerging evidence shows that patients with liver disease are not protected from thrombotic events.
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We assessed the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with liver disease.
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The presence of VTE resulted in an increase in mortality for patients with liver disease.
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Hospitalized patients with moderate‐severe liver disease had low risk of VTE during admission.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the Spanish Minister of Health for permission to obtain the data.