Racial Disparities in Systemic Sclerosis: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes Among African American Participants of SLS I and II.
Elizabeth R VolkmannVirginia SteenNing LiMichael D RothPhilip J ClementsDaniel E FurstShervin AssassiZsuzsanna H McMahanGrace Hyun J KimJonathan GoldinRobert M ElashoffDonald P TashkinPublished in: ACR open rheumatology (2020)
Data from two randomized controlled trials demonstrated that AA patients with SSc-ILD have similar morbidity and mortality outcomes compared with non-AA patients. These findings contrast with the racial disparities described in prior observational studies and warrant further investigation.
Keyphrases
- african american
- systemic sclerosis
- interstitial lung disease
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance
- magnetic resonance imaging
- rheumatoid arthritis
- metabolic syndrome
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- adipose tissue
- machine learning
- patient reported outcomes
- study protocol
- deep learning
- contrast enhanced
- weight loss
- data analysis
- meta analyses