Increased Mortality in Asians With Systemic Sclerosis in Northern California.

Melody P ChungMakdine DontsiDebbie PostlethwaiteSumana KeshJulia F SimardDavid FiorentinoLisa C ZabaLorinda Chung

Published in: ACR open rheumatology (2020)

Asian patients with SSc in this US cohort had increased mortality compared with white patients. These patients warrant close monitoring for disease progression.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
risk factors
rheumatoid arthritis
patient reported outcomes