Tag: Arthritis: Rheumatoid
First-Degree Relatives Have High Perceived Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Relationship with index patient, high health anxiety, female gender, high perceived concern about RA linked to increased FDR perceived risk
Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Peripheral Artery Disease
Authors say systematic inflammation likely contributes to increased incidence of PAD in this population
Addition of Immunomodulators Cuts Vascular Inflammation in RA
Significant reduction in disease activity seen for patients receiving TNFi or triple therapy, with no difference between them
Exposure to Occupational Inhalable Agents Could Increase RA Risk
Markedly elevated risk seen for ACPA-positive RA with exposure to any occupational inhalable agents, smoking, high genetic risk score
ACR: Opioids Raise Risk for VTE in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
However, opioids and NSAIDs carry similar cardiovascular, mortality risks for RA patients
New Inflammatory Arthritis Diagnoses Down Early in Pandemic
20.3 percent drop seen in new diagnoses in year commencing April 2020; median time to first rheumatology assessment decreased
One in Four Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Has Osteoporosis
Review revealed prevalence declining in more recent years, but remains high
Biomarkers May ID RA Patients With, Without Active Disease
Active disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients associated with higher values for inflammatory indices, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio
Pirfenidone Promising for RA-Linked Interstitial Lung Disease
Phase 2 trial terminated early, underpowered to meet primary end point, but limited results suggest pirfenidone may slow progression of RA-ILD
