Long-term Risk of Heart Failure and Other Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: a Nationwide Cohort Study

CONCLUSION: During the first year after diagnosis, the rates of HF and other cardiovascular outcomes were higher in patients with GPA compared with the background population. However, after the first year, the rates of HF and other cardiovascular outcomes, except atrial fibrillation/flutter, were similar to those in the background population.PMID:34782450 | DOI:10.3899/jrheum.210677

Source: J Rheumatol - November 16, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Guoli Sun Adelina Yafasova Bo Baslund Mikkel Faurschou Morten Schou Abdulrahman Shams-Eldin S øren Lund Kristensen Peter E Weeke Christian Torp-Pedersen Emil L Fosb øl Lars K øber Jawad H Butt Source Type: research