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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

ANCA-associated vasculitis is associated with an increased risk of cardiac and vascular morbidity: results of a large-scale propensity-matched global retrospective cohort study.

Sebastian Klapa, Katja Bieber, Artem Vorobyev, Marlene Ludwig, Gordon Vollert, Sabrina Arnold, Henning Olbrich, Henry Nording, Antje Müller, Khalaf Kridin and 5 more

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Sebastian KlapaDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Katja BieberLübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Artem VorobyevLübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Marlene LudwigIndependent Researcher, Groß Grönau, Germany.
Gordon VollertInstitute of Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel c/o German Naval Medical Institute, Kronshagen, Germany.
Sabrina ArnoldDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Henning OlbrichDepartment of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Henry NordingDZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site North, Lübeck/Kiel, Germany.
Antje MüllerDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Khalaf KridinLübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Jan Henrik SchirmerClinic for Internal Medicine I, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Katja von AllwördenDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Anja StaehleDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Ralf LudwigLübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Peter LamprechtDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

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Introduction: Despite significantly improved therapies in recent years, long-term morbidity and mortality in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) remain high. The leading causes of death within the first year after diagnosis are active vasculitis and in subsequent years cardiovascular diseases, malignancies, and infections. Population-based database and cohort analyses suggest an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in AAV. Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed data samples from an electronic health records database of the US-based TriNetX network. Patients with the diagnostic codes granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and patients without vasculitis as a matched control cohort (1:1) were included. To optimize between-group comparability, propensity score matching was performed for demographic variables and comorbidity. Hazard ratios (HR) for death and cardiovascular outcomes were calculated using univariate Cox regression after analyzing the matched cohort using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: We identified 20, 422 patients with GPA and 5, 907 with MPA. Mortality was more frequent in patients with GPA (17.87%) and MPA (25.85%) than in matched controls (GPA controls: 5.79%; MPA controls: 9.70%), corresponding to an increased hazard of death in both cohorts (GPA: HR 3.01; MPA: HR 3.01). The risk of cardiovascular events was increased in GPA and MPA compared to matched controls, particularly for MACE (GPA: HR: 1.94, MPA: HR: 2.24) and thromboembolic events (deep vein thrombosis: GPA HR: 2.82, MPA HR: 3.33; pulmonary embolism: GPA HR: 3.01, MPA HR: 3.00) and did not differ when adjusted according to sex, disease duration, and age. Compared with GPA patients, MPA patients had a higher risk of MACE (HR: 1.13) and peripheral arterial disease (HR: 1.17). Conclusion: AAV was associated with an increased risk of death and cardiovascular events. Compared with GPA, MPA was associated with an increased risk for MACE and peripheral arterial disease.

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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisCardiovascular DiseasesAgedFemaleGranulomatosis with PolyangiitisHumansMaleMicroscopic PolyangiitisMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsANCA - associated vasculitiscardiovascular outcomegranulomatosis with poliangiitisMACEmicroscopic polyangiitismorbididymortalitythrombembolic events

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