The risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with systemic sclerosis: a nationwide, population-based cohort study.

Tsai-Hung YenYun-Wen ChenTsu-Yi HsiehYi-Ming ChenWen-Nan HuangYi-Hsing ChenHsin-Hua Chen

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2023)

The risk of MACE was not significantly increased in Taiwanese patients with SSc, and our investigation effectively identified the factors independently associated with MACE in SSc patients. Additionally, patients with SSc exhibited higher risks of MI and PAOD but not ischemic stroke.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
cardiovascular events
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
coronary artery disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
emergency department
type diabetes
rheumatoid arthritis
risk assessment
drug induced