Incidence and survival in non-hereditary amyloidosis in Sweden

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Causes of death in hospitalized amyloidosis patients 1997-2008

Subtype of amyloidosis	No. of hospitalized case	First cause of death due to amyloidosis	Second cause of death due to amyloidosis	Other causes of death
Secondary systemic amyloidosis (E85.3)	190	18	6	85
Organ-limited amyloidosis (E85.4)	137	27	3	21
Other amyloidosis (E85.8)	164	44	4	40
Amyloidosis, unspecified (E85.9)	652	145	4	182
All	1143	234	17	328

Other causes of death in E85.3 patients: 3 certain infections, 16 cancers, 25 diseases of the circulatory system, 3 diseases of the respiratory system, 2 diseases of the digestive system, 1 diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, 17 disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, 10 disease of the genitourinary system, 5 symptoms and signs and 3 others.
Other causes of death in E85.4 patients: 5 cancers, 1 psychiatry disorder, 11 diseases of the circulatory system, 1 diseases of the digestive system, 1 diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue and 2 diseases of the genitourinary system.
Other causes of death in E85.8 patients: 2 certain infections, 16 cancers, 1 diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, 11 diseases of the circulatory system, 1 diseases of the respiratory system, 2 diseases of the digestive system, 2 disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, 4 disease of the genitourinary system and 1 other.
Other causes of death in E85.9 patients: 3 certain infections, 68 cancers, 1 diseases of blood and blood-forming organs, 6 endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, 1 psychiatry disorder, 2 diseases of nervous system, 45 diseases of the circulatory system, 8 diseases of the respiratory system, 20 diseases of the digestive system, 10 disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, 6 disease of the genitourinary system, 5 symptoms and signs and 7 other.

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