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. 2020 Dec 8;8(2):e001887. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001887

Table 3.

All-cause and cardiovascular mortality according to intensified immunosuppressive therapy

All-cause mortality OR (95% CI) P value Cardiovascular mortality OR (95% CI) P value
 No IIST 5/24 (21) 0.3 (0.06 to 0.96) 0.02 1/24 (4) 0.2 (0.004 to 1.60) 0.13
 IVIg 9/20 (45) 1.5 (0.44 to 5.18) 0.57 3/20 (15) 1.2 (0.17 to 7.22) 1.0
 Plasm.Exch. 6/11 (55) 2.3 (0.60 to 8.50) 0.23 2/11 (18) 1.6 (0.28 to 9.20) 0.60
 ATG 3/4 (75) 5.4 (0.53 to 55.4) 0.16 0/4 (0) 0.6 (0.02 to 18.04) 0.79
 Infliximab 5/8 (63) 3.1 (0.67 to 14.7) 0.15 4/8 (50) 12.0 (2.1 to 67.1) 0.005
 Rituximab 0/1 (0) 0.5 (0.005 to 49.3) 0.78 0/1 (0) 2.0 (0.02 to 197.1) 0.76
 Tocilizumab 0/2 (0) 0.3 (0.007 to 12.92) 0.52 0/2 (0) 1.2 (0.03 to 52.62) 0.93
 MMF 1/6 (17) 0.3 (0.03 to 2.66) 0.27 0/6 (0) 0.4 (0.02 to 10.3) 0.59
 Tacrolimus 0/1 (0) 0.5 (0.005 to 49.3) 0.78 0/1 (0) 2.0 (0.02 to 197.9) 0.76
 Alemtuzumab 0/1 (0) 0.5 (0.005 to 49.3) 0.78 0/1 (0) 2.0 (0.02 to 197.9) 0.76
 Abatacept 1/2 (50) 1.6 (0.10 to 27.5) 0.73 1/2 (50) 7.3 (0.41 to 130.1) 0.18

Values are n (%).

ATG, antithymocyte glogulin; IIST, intensified immunosuppressive therapy; IV, intravenous; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; Plasm.Exch., plasma exchange therapy.