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ReviewDer Internist2022

[High burden of disease in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis : A claims data study in Germany].

H G Haller, S von Vietinghoff, P Spearpoint, A Deichmann, I Buchholz, M P Schönermark, P Rutherford, D Götte

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Review in Der Internist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence and occupational risk of hip osteoarthritis and rotator cuff lesions - claims data analysis.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

H G HallerMedizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland.
S von VietinghoffMedizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland.
P SpearpointVifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma, Flughofstraße 61, 8152, Glattbrugg, Schweiz.
A DeichmannSKC Beratungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover, Deutschland.
I BuchholzSKC Beratungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover, Deutschland.
M P SchönermarkSKC Beratungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover, Deutschland.
P RutherfordVifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma, Flughofstraße 61, 8152, Glattbrugg, Schweiz.
D GötteVifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma, Flughofstraße 61, 8152, Glattbrugg, Schweiz. dieter.goette@viforpharma.com.
Fresenius Medical Care (India) · INMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEVifor Pharma (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

objectivesAntineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) represents a group of rare chronic autoimmune diseases characterized by recurrent systemic inflammation provoking multiple morbidities. AAV patients suffer from various organ manifestations and treatment-related severe adverse effects. This retrospective study investigated the concrete burden of AAV disease on patients in Germany.

methodsBased on anonymized longitudinal German statutory health insurance (SHI) claims data from the years 2011-2016, a representative cohort of approximately 3 million insured persons was used to identify patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and selected clinical aspects were systematically assessed.

resultsThe most frequent concomitant morbidities of GPA and MPA were renal and respiratory disorders. Severe renal involvement occurred in 11.6% of GPA and 24.3% of MPA patients within 15 quarters of diagnosis. Severe infections developed in one third of AAV patients within the first three quarters post-diagnosis. The annual rate of major relapses was 5-8%. AAV patients with renal impairment or infections showed increased annual mortality rates of 14.4 and 5.6%, respectively.

conclusionBased on this analysis of German health care data, disease-specific assumptions regarding the burden on AAV patients were confirmed and concretized for the German context. AAV patients suffer from a high burden of morbidity, including multiple disease manifestations, relapses, and severe complications due to AAV treatment.

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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisMicroscopic PolyangiitisAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicCost of IllnessGermanyHumansRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicKidney diseasesLung diseasesMorbidity/ANCA-associated vasculitisMortality/ANCA-associated vasculitisRelapse/vasculitis

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PMID34665272
PMCPMC8813869
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