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ArticleLupus2020

Mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and neuropsychiatric involvement: A retrospective analysis from a tertiary referral center in the Netherlands.

Rory C Monahan, Rolf Fronczek, Jeroen Eikenboom, Huub A M Middelkoop, Liesbeth J J Beaart-van de Voorde, Gisela M Terwindt, Nic J A van der Wee, Frits R Rosendaal, Tom W J Huizinga, Margreet Kloppenburg and 1 more

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Article in Lupus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Rory C MonahanDepartment of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-7085
Rolf FronczekDepartment of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Jeroen EikenboomDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Huub A M MiddelkoopDepartment of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Liesbeth J J Beaart-van de VoordeDepartment of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Gisela M TerwindtDepartment of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Nic J A van der WeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Frits R RosendaalDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Tom W J HuizingaDepartment of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Margreet KloppenburgDepartment of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Gerda M Steup-BeekmanDepartment of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to evaluate all-cause and cause-specific mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and neuropsychiatric (NP) symptoms in the Netherlands between 2007-2018.

methodsPatients visiting the tertiary referral NPSLE clinic of the Leiden University Medical Center were included. NP symptoms were attributed to SLE requiring treatment (major NPSLE) or to other and mild causes (minor/non-NPSLE). Municipal registries were checked for current status (alive/deceased). Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using data from the Dutch population. Rate ratio (RR) and 95% CI were calculated using direct standardization to compare mortality between major NPSLE and minor/non-NPSLE.

results351 patients were included and 149 patients were classified as major NPSLE (42.5%). Compared with the general population, mortality was increased in major NPSLE (SMR 5.0 (95% CI: 2.6-8.5)) and minor/non-NPSLE patients (SMR 3.7 (95% CI: 2.2-6.0)). Compared with minor/non-NPSLE, mortality was similar in major NPSLE patients (RR: 1.0 (95% CI: 0.5-2.0)). Cause-specific mortality rates demonstrated an increased risk of death due to infections in both groups, whereas death due to cardiovascular disease was only increased in minor/non-NPSLE patients.

conclusionMortality was increased in both major NPSLE and minor/non-NPSLE patients in comparison with the general population. There was no difference in mortality between major NPSLE and minor/non-NPSLE patients.

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous SystemMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsRetrospective StudiesTertiary Care CentersmortalityNeuropsychiatric lupussystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMCPMC7684795

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