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Higher Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS) scores and higher Non-Motor Symptom Scale (NMSS) scores at baseline were associated with CHS in MSA. CHS was associated with shorter survival after adjusting for baseline diagnosis subtype, age at onset, sex, orthostatic hypotension, disease duration, autonomic onset, UMSARS total score, and NMSS score (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.001; HR = 3.701; 95% CI = 1.765\u20137.760).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> CHS is not rare in patients with MSA. Greater disease severity and more severe non-motor symptoms were associated with CHS in patients with MSA. 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