Table 3 Clinical Outcomes during follow-up according to treatment.

From: Diagnosis and management of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Experience of the UK national diagnostic service, Sheffield

 

All

ARB

BB

BB&ARB

celi

celi&ARB

no treatm

p-value

n

126

18

9

73

2

9

15

 

Arterial events

 Patients

26(20.63)

2(11.11)

2(22.22)

15(20.55)

1(50.00)

1(11.11)

5(33.33)

 

 No. events

39

3

3

26

1

1

6

0.5945

 Events 5 yrs

1.25(0.78,4.04)

5.60(0.86,10.34)

2.47(0.54,4.40)

1.31(0.67,3.02)

4.87(4.87,4.87)

1.11(1.11,1.11)

1.15(0.77,3.53)

0.9784

Bowel events

 Patients

3(2.38)

1(5.56)

0(0.00)

2(2.74)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

 No. events

3

1

0

2

0

0

0

0.8111

 Events 5 years

0.86(0.72,1.86)

2.18(2.18,2.18)

-

0.83(0.68,0.90)

-

-

-

0.2207

Pneumothorax events

 Patients

1(0.79)

0(0.00)

1(11.11)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

 No. events

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0.0124

 Events 5 years

0.54(0.54,0.54)

-

0.54(0.54,0.54)

-

-

-

-

0.0000

Pulmonary events

 Patients

5(3.97)

0(0.00)

2(22.22)

2(2.74)

0(0.00)

1(11.11)

0(0.00)

 

 No. events

5

0

2

2

0

1

0

0.0331

 Events 5 years

0.83(0.50,1.66)

-

0.70(0.54,0.86)

0.65(0.47,0.83)

-

2.45(2.45,2.45)

-

0.3012

All events

 Patients

31(24.60)

3(16.67)

3(33.33)

17(23.29)

1(50.00)

2(22.22)

5(33.33)

 

 No. events

48

4

6

29

1

2

6

0.7654

 Events 5 years

1.61(0.86,3.02)

2.18(0.86,10.34)

1.61(0.86,4.40)

1.31(0.74,2.70)

4.87(4.87,4.87)

1.78(1.11,2.45)

1.15(0.77,3.53)

0.9456

 CA score base

0.00(0.00,2.00)

0.00(0.00,1.00)

0.00(0.00,1.00)

0.00(0.00,2.00)

0.00(0.00,0.00)

3.00(0.00,6.50)

0.00(0.00,0.00)

 

 CA score end

0.00(0.00,4.00)

0.00(0.00,1.50)

0.00(0.00,1.50)

0.00(0.00,4.00)

5.00(0.00,10.00)

4.00(0.00,9.00)

0.00(0.00,10.00)

 

 CA score basea

2(0,5)

2(1,3)

1(0,1)

2(1,7)

0(0,0)

5(5,5)

0(0,8)

 

 CA score enda

10(4,12)

9(6,11)

2(1,2)

6(3,12)

10(10,10)

10(10,10)

12(10,16)

 

 Death

10(7.94)

1(5.56)

0(0)

4(5.48)

1(50)

0(0)

4(27)

 

 Death (vEDSrelated)

8(6.35)

0(0)

0(0)

3(4.11)

1(50)

0(0)

4(27)

 
  1. Values are n(%) or median(interquartile range). Fisher exact test for qualitative variables and Kruskal-Wallis test for quantitative variables(celiprolol groups excluded from the test due to low numbers).
  2. aSample of those with arterial events during follow-up.