All-cause and Cause-specific Mortality in Achalasia: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study
Individuals with achalasia had a 42% increased mortality rate compared with the general population. The elevated mortality risk indicates a need for long-term follow-up.
Authors
- Dag Holmberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-5422)
- Marcus Hansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4424-8847)
- Bengt Håkanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3368-4878)
- Fredrik Klevebro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1695-4103)
- Peter Elbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-0456)
- Fahim Ebrahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5862-966X)
- Jonas Filip Ludvigsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-5602)
- Anders Thorell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7238-1728)
- Anders Forss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1906-4982)
- Marcus Thuresson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-9365)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Danderyds sjukhus (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Örebro University Hospital (SE)
- Statisticon (Sweden) (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2025.02.011
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Familjen Erling-Perssons Stiftelse
- Svenska Läkaresällskapet
- Bengt Ihres Foundation