Mapping and predicting mortality from systemic sclerosis

Muriel Elhai, Christophe Meune, Marouane Boubaya, Jérôme Avouac, Eric Hachulla, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman, Gabriela Riemekasten, Paolo Airò, Beatriz Joven, Serena Vettori, Franco Cozzi, Susanne Ullman, László Czirják, Mohammed Tikly, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Paola Caramaschi, Oliver Distler, Florenzo Iannone, Lidia P Ananieva, Roger HesselstrandRadim Becvar, Armando Gabrielli, Nemanja Damjanov, Maria J Salvador, Valeria Riccieri, Carina Mihai, Gabriella Szücs, Ulrich A Walker, Nicolas Hunzelmann, Duska Martinovic, Vanessa Smith, Carolina de Souza Müller, Carlo Maurizio Montecucco, Daniela Opris, Francesca Ingegnoli, Panayiotis G Vlachoyiannopoulos, Bojana Stamenkovic, Edoardo Rosato, Stefan Heitmann, Jörg H W Distler, Thierry Zenone, Matthias Seidel, Alessandra Vacca, Ellen De Langhe, Srdan Novak, Maurizio Cutolo, Luc Mouthon, Jörg Henes, Carlo Chizzolini, Carlos Alberto von Mühlen, EUSTAR group

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the causes of death and risk factors in systemic sclerosis (SSc).

METHODS: Between 2000 and 2011, we examined the death certificates of all French patients with SSc to determine causes of death. Then we examined causes of death and developed a score associated with all-cause mortality from the international European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) database. Candidate prognostic factors were tested by Cox proportional hazards regression model by single variable analysis, followed by a multiple variable model stratified by centres. The bootstrapping technique was used for internal validation.

RESULTS: We identified 2719 French certificates of deaths related to SSc, mainly from cardiac (31%) and respiratory (18%) causes, and an increase in SSc-specific mortality over time. Over a median follow-up of 2.3 years, 1072 (9.6%) of 11 193 patients from the EUSTAR sample died, from cardiac disease in 27% and respiratory causes in 17%. By multiple variable analysis, a risk score was developed, which accurately predicted the 3-year mortality, with an area under the curve of 0.82. The 3-year survival of patients in the upper quartile was 53%, in contrast with 98% in the first quartile.

CONCLUSION: Combining two complementary and detailed databases enabled the collection of an unprecedented 3700 deaths, revealing the major contribution of the cardiopulmonary system to SSc mortality. We also developed a robust score to risk-stratify these patients and estimate their 3-year survival. With the emergence of new therapies, these important observations should help caregivers plan and refine the monitoring and management to prolong these patients' survival.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Vol/bind76
Antal sider9
DOI
StatusUdgivet - nov. 2017
NavnAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases
ISSN0003-4967

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