Tag: Arthritis: Rheumatoid
Lupus, RA Tied to Higher Risk for Adverse Obstetric, Birth Outcomes
Women with RA/SLE more often required hospitalization postpartum; infants of women with RA/SLE had more frequent rehospitalizations in first year of life
Evidence Found of Causal Link for Multisite Chronic Pain and MS, RA
Association with multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis may be partially mediated by body mass index
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
