Table 3 Cause of death in affected male (M) and female (F) patients in the Fabry Outcome Survey
Cause of deathReceived ERT at some timeNever received ERTOverall
MFTotalMFTotalMFTotal
Cardiac1021222412416
Renal303000303
Cerebrovascular303101404
Respiratory202101303
Malignancy112101213
Infection505000505
Multisystemic224202426
Other202000202
Total2853372935742
  • ERT, enzyme-replacement therapy.

  • Data on patients who had received ERT at some point before death were available during the period between 2001 and 2007, and information on deaths of patients who never received ERT could be added from August 2006 onwards.