Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
Risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with systemic sclerosis: a nationwide population-based study
Main finding · Incident AFResult — go to the resultAdjusted hazard ratio 2.095 95% CI 1.466–2.994Authors' conclusion
Patients with SSc had a 2-fold higher risk of incident AF than controls.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with SSc and matched controls, Korean National Health Insurance Service database, 2010–2017, followed to 2019mean follow-up 5.2 years (s.d
- Participants
- 2,519 vs 12,595
- Exposure
- SSc vs age- and sex-matched controls
- SScn = 2,519
- Controlsn = 12,595reference
- Outcome
- Incident atrial fibrillation (AF)
Methodological detailsnationwide population-based, 1:5 age- and sex-matched controls, multivariable Cox proportional hazard models
- Nationwide population-based
- 1:5 age- and sex-matched controls
- Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted hazard ratio
2.095
95% CI 1.466–2.994
By group
SScvs Controls
aHR 2.095 (95% CI 1.466–2.994)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with systemic sclerosis: a nationwide population-based study. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 4 December 2023. doi:10.
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