Predictors and survival of cardiomyopathy determined by echocardiography in Thai patients with early systemic sclerosis: an inception cohort study.

Available data including the incidence, predictors and long-term outcome of early systemic sclerosis patients associated with suspected cardiomyopathy(SSc-CM) is limited. Therefore, we aimed to study the incidence, predictors and survival of SSc-CM. An inception cohort study was conducted for early SSc patients seen at the Rheumatology Clinic, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Thailand, from January 2010 to December 2019.

Elevated baseline serum creatine kinase in Thai early systemic sclerosis patients is associated with high incidence of cardiopulmonary complications and poor survival: an inception cohort study.

Background: Inception cohort data regarding the incidence of cardiopulmonary complications in early systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients comparing those with and without elevated baseline creatine kinase (CK) are limited. This study aimed to compare the incidence of cardiopulmonary complications and survival between the two subgroups.

Methods: We used an inception cohort study of early SSc patients seen at the Rheumatology Clinic, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Thailand, from January 2010 to December 2019.