Table 2.
Causes of death in the patient cohort
| 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) |
Results are presented as number (percentage) of patients
ILD interstitial lung disease, PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension, SSc systemic sclerosis, CCVd chronic cerebrovascular disease, Mi myocardial infarction