Excess mortality persists in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Yeon-Kyung LeeGa Young AhnJiyoung LeeJung-Min ShinTae-Han LeeDae Jin ParkYeo-Jin SongMi Kyung KimSang-Cheol BaePublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2021)
The mortality rate of patients with RA remains higher than that of the general population. Therefore, to improve the survival of patients with RA, attention should be paid to the management of comorbidities as well as to the RA itself.