Chronic inflammation predicts long-term mortality in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon.

M MuellerM E GschwandtnerJ GamperG-A GiurgeaH P KienerT PerkmannR KoppensteinerOliver Schlager

Published in: Journal of internal medicine (2017)

In Raynaud's phenomenon, laboratory markers that can be attributed to a chronic inflammatory state independently yield prognostic information in addition to the presence of abnormal nailfold capillaries and ANA. Amongst all prognostic markers, the haemoglobin concentration is most strongly related to patients' mortality in Raynaud's phenomenon.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
patient reported