High risk of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Yi-Ting LinYun-Shiuan ChuangJiunn-Wei WangPing-Hsun Wu

Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)

SSc patients exhibited a significantly higher risk of over-all and different subtype GI bleeding events compared with the SSc-free population. The prevention strategy is needed for these high GI bleeding risk groups.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
end stage renal disease
interstitial lung disease
atrial fibrillation
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
rheumatoid arthritis
patient reported