Open AccessAll-cause and cause-specific mortality in ANCA-associated vasculitis: overall and according to ANCA type
Author(s) -
Zachary S Wallace,
Xiaoqing Fu,
Tyler Harkness,
John H. Stone,
Yuqing Zhang,
Hyon K. Choi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1462-0332
pISSN - 1462-0324
DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/kez589
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , vasculitis , standardized mortality ratio , cause of death , cohort , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , population , mortality rate , malignancy , gastroenterology , disease , confidence interval , optics , physics , environmental health
The objective of this study was to evaluate causes of death in a contemporary inception cohort of ANCA-associated vasculitis patients, stratifying the analysis according to ANCA type.