Brief Report: Trends in Hospitalizations Due to Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stroke in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 1996 to 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been recognized as a major cause of morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but it is not clear whether increased awareness of these risks has translated into improvements in CVD morbidity at the population level. The aim of this study was to examine trends in hospitalization rates for CVD events in a representative sample of adult patients with SLE in the US from 1996 to 2012.

Methods

We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to estimate the rates of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (MI), unstable angina, and ischemic stroke from 1996 to 2012 in patients with SLE. We compared these trends with those in the general population.

Results

During the study years, there were an estimated 31,012 h

SUBMITTER: Tektonidou MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5083218 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature