Abstracts tagged "Lupus and morbidity and mortality"

Abstract Number: 3169 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality Trends in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A General Population-Based Cohort Study
April Jorge¹, Na Lu^1,2, Sharan K. Rai³ and Hyon Choi¹, ¹Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with an increased risk of mortality. Despite improvements in the recognition and treatment of SLE, it remains a challenging…
Abstract Number: 2906 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Immunosuppressive Drug Treatment Reduce Mortality in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Propensity Score Analysis of a Longitudinal Cohort of 803 Patients?
Chi Chiu Mok¹, Sau Mei Tse¹ and Ling Yin Ho², ¹Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Dept of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the association of the use of immunosuppressive agents and mortality in a longitudinal cohort of SLE patientsMethods: Patients who fulfilled >=4 1997 ACR…