Global epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis

A Finckh, B Gilbert, B Hodkinson, SC Bae… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that predominantly affects the
joints. The prevalence of RA varies globally, with generally a higher prevalence in …

Novel treatment strategies in rheumatoid arthritis

GR Burmester, JE Pope - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
New treatment strategies have substantially changed the course of rheumatoid arthritis.
Many patients can achieve remission if the disease is recognised early and is treated …

A population-based cohort study of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: comorbidity and mortality

C Hyldgaard, O Hilberg, AB Pedersen… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To compare mortality risks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated
interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) and patients with RA without ILD. Design Matched cohort …

Excess comorbidities in gout: the causal paradigm and pleiotropic approaches to care

HK Choi, N McCormick, C Yokose - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2022 - nature.com
Gout is a common hyperuricaemic metabolic condition that leads to painful inflammatory
arthritis and a high comorbidity burden, especially cardiometabolic-renal (CMR) conditions …

The role of diet in hyperuricemia and gout

C Yokose, N McCormick, HK Choi - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Dietary recommendations for the management of hyperuricemia and gout should be
approached holistically, taking into consideration its associated cardiometabolic …

Unchanging premature mortality trends in systemic lupus erythematosus: a general population-based study (1999–2014)

AM Jorge, N Lu, Y Zhang, SK Rai, HK Choi - Rheumatology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective Patients with SLE have increased morbidity and premature mortality. Whether this
mortality gap has improved in recent years, as in RA, is unknown. Methods We conducted a …

Interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis remains a challenge for clinicians

E Bendstrup, J Møller, S Kronborg-White… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a serious complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
contributing to significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Other respiratory …

'Not at target': prevalence and consequences of inadequate disease control in systemic lupus erythematosus—a multinational observational cohort study

R Kandane-Rathnayake, W Louthrenoo, A Hoi… - Arthritis Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background The unmet need in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with the current
standard of care is widely recognised, but few studies have quantified this. The recent …

Trends in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis: a 20-year follow-up matched case-cohort study

SA Provan, S Lillegraven, J Sexton, K Angel… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To examine all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in consecutive
cohorts of patients with incident RA, compared with population comparators. Methods The …

Risk of COVID‐19 Among Unvaccinated and Vaccinated Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A General Population Study

H Li, ZS Wallace, JA Sparks, N Lu, J Wei… - Arthritis care & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risks for
SARS–CoV‐2 infection and its severe outcomes before and after COVID‐19 vaccination …