Survival and death causes of patients with giant cell arteritis in Western Norway 1972-2012: a retrospective cohort study.

Lene Kristin BrekkeB-T S FevangA P DiamantopoulosJ AssmusE EsperøC G Gjesdal

Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)

We found no difference in the overall survival of GCA patients compared to matched controls, but there were differences in the distribution of underlying death causes.

Keyphrases

giant cell
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
free survival
south africa
patient reported outcomes