Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an increasingly recognized complication of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In addition …

The synovium is the major target tissue of inflammatory arthritides such as rheumatoid
arthritis. The study of synovial tissue has advanced considerably throughout the past few …

Objective Although the systematic measurement of disease activity facilitates clinical
decision making in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), no recommendations currently exist on which …

Background Aiming at therapeutic targets has reduced the risk of organ failure in many
diseases such as diabetes or hypertension. Such targets have not been defined for …

Objectives To investigate the impact of disease activity, the course of the disease, its
treatment over time, comorbidities and traditional risk factors on survival. Methods Data of …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a substantial
genetic component. Susceptibility to disease has been linked with a region on chromosome …

Purpose. Sometimes referred to as the HAQ DI, original, or “legacy” HAQ, the HAQ was
developed to assess functional status in adults with arthritis, but is now commonly used …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis has a complex mode of inheritance. Although HLA-DRB1
and PTPN22 are well-established susceptibility loci, other genes that confer a modest level …

Objective Excess mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is expected to have improved over
time, due to improved treatment. Our objective was to evaluate secular 5-year mortality …

Mortality rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 1.5-1.6 fold higher than in the
general population, with similar patterns over 60 years. The acute attributed causes of death …