Table 2 Causes of death in the patient cohort
From: Prognostic profile of systemic sclerosis: analysis of the clinical EUSTAR cohort in China
Cause of death | Deaths, N = 40 (%) |
|---|---|
All causes of death | 40 |
SSc-related deaths | 27 (67.5) |
 Lungs | 23 (57.5) |
  ILD | 1 |
  PAH | 22 |
 Heart | 1 (2.5) |
  Arrhythmia | – |
  Heart failure | 1 |
 Renal crisis | 3 (7.5) |
Non-SSc-related deaths | 10 (25.0) |
 Infection | 3 (7.5) |
  Pulmonary infection | 2 |
  Bacteremia | 1 |
 Malignant tumor | 2 (5.0) |
  Adenocarcinoma of lung | 1 |
  Leukemia | 1 |
 CCVd | 4 (10.0) |
  Mi | 1 |
  Cerebral apoplexy | 3 |
 Digestive tract bleeding | 1 (2.5) |
Unknown cause of death | 3 (7.5) |