Gender- and age-specific rates of heart failure and other adverse cardiovascular outcomes in systemic sclerosis.
Guoli SunAdelina YafasovaCharlotte AnderssonJohn J V McMurrayPardeep S JhundKieran F DochertyMikkel FaurschouChristoffer T NielsenMorten SchouGunnar H GislasonChristian Torp-PedersenEmil L FosbølLars Valeur KøberJawad Haider ButtPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
SSc was associated with higher rates of HF and other cardiovascular outcomes than matched controls, irrespective of gender and age. Among patients with new-onset HF, a history of SSc was associated with higher mortality.