Arrhythmia in patients with systemic sclerosis: incidence, risk factors and impact on mortality in a Swedish register-based study
SSc is associated with higher incidence of cardiac arrhythmia compared with general population. Arrhythmia seems to be an early manifestation of SSc and is associated with higher mortality.
Authors
- Pontus Andell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2759-1379)
- Majd Bairkdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-2792)
- Roger Hesselstrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-2201)
- Marie Holmqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-5260)
- Zihan Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3442-832X)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RMD Open
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004532
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.82
Funders
- Myositis Association