Tag: Arthritis: Rheumatoid
Treatment to Lower RA Disease Activity Feasible in Pregnancy
In pregnant patients with rheumatoid arthritis, clinicians should strive for remission or low disease activity
Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduced for Patients With T2DM
Reduced risk may be attributable to statin use; no significant association seen for glycemic control, metformin use on RA risk
Meta-Analysis Quantifies Lifestyle Factors Accounting for RA Incidence
Smoking, excess body mass index, and low alcohol consumption account for 32.69 percent of rheumatoid arthritis incidence
Patients With RA Have Increased Anxiety During Pandemic
Anxiety during pandemic correlated with Health Assessment Questionnaire, biologic drug use, and previous anxiety point
Mortality Rate Up for Koreans With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Individuals who die more likely to be male, smokers, diagnosed with RA at older age compared with survivors
Some Inflammatory Diseases Linked to Stroke-Associated Pneumonia
Risk for SAP reduced among patients with psoriasis, other chronic inflammatory diseases among acute ischemic stroke discharges
Life Expectancy, Costs for RA Patients Examined
Lifetime expectancy after RA diagnosis found to be 26.3 years in patients diagnosed after 2003; lifetime cost estimated to be $72,953
Periodontal Pathogens Linked to Atherosclerosis in RA
Immunoreactivity to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotype b, Aa leukotoxin A linked to atherosclerosis
ACR Previews New Pharmacotherapy Guidelines for RA
The 2020 Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis updates guidance on drug treatments