Arthritis care & research
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Arthritis care & research · Apr 2014
Meta AnalysisOverall and cause-specific mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
To determine the magnitude of risk from all-cause and cause-specific mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to the general population through a meta-analysis of observational studies. ⋯ The published data indicated a 3-fold increase in all-cause mortality in patients with SLE compared to the general population. Additionally, all cause-specific mortality rates were increased except for malignancy, with renal disease having the highest mortality risk.