BVAS version 3 and BVAS/GPA: standing on the same line?

Introduction/objectives Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS) version 3 (BVAS 3.0) and BVAS/granulomatosis with polyangiitis (BVAS/GPA) are used as indicators of disease activity in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. We evaluated the association between these indices and the significance in patients with GPA and microscopic polyangiitis (GPA/MPA). Methods We retrospectively reviewed the records of 203 patients with GPA/MPA in our hospital. The correlation between BVAS 3.0 and BVAS/GPA with the five-factor score (FFS) and laboratory data was investigated. The episodes of all-cause mortality, end-stage renal disease, and disease relapse were counted as adverse clinical outcomes. Multivariate Cox hazard analyses were performed to assess the relationships between both indices and patient outcomes. Results Sixty-five (32.0%) and 138 (68.0%) patients with GPA and MPA were included. The median BVAS 3.0 was significantly higher in patients with MPA than in those with GPA (13.0 vs. 11.0, p = 0.015), whereas BVAS/GPA was higher in patients with GPA (4.0 vs. 3.0, p = 0.001). BVAS 3.0 and BVAS/GPA correlated significantly (r = 0.670, p < 0.001); both BVAS 3.0 and BVAS/GPA were shown to be associated with the outcomes investigated in separate Cox models. However, the correlation between BVAS 3.0 and BVAS/GPA was especially higher in a subgroup of patients with MPA than in those with GPA (MPA: r = 0.817, p < 0.001 vs. GPA: r = 0.570, p < 0.001) and with renal involvement (r = 0.676, p < 0.001). Conclusions Although both BVAS 3.0 and BVAS/GPA significantly correlated and predicted outcomes well in those with GPA/MPA, a discord was observed based on disease subtypes and organ involvement.Key Points• BVAS 3.0 and BVAS/GPA significantly correlated and predicted outcomes in those with GPA/MPA.• A discordance was also observed based on disease subtypes and organ involvement..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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Clinical rheumatology - 41(2022), 11 vom: 09. Juli, Seite 3429-3437

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ahn, Sung Soo [VerfasserIn]
Ha, Jang Woo [VerfasserIn]
Park, Yong-Beom [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sang-Won [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
Birmingham vasculitis activity score
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Microscopic polyangiitis
Vasculitis

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) 2022

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10.1007/s10067-022-06267-z

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OLC2079732315