Mortality Estimates and Excess Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Rachel J BlackSusan LesterJoanna TieuPremarani SinnathuraiClaire BarrettRachelle BuchbinderMarissa LassereLyn MarchSusanna M ProudmanCatherine L Hill

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2023)

Mortality risk in this RA cohort accrues over time and is moderately increased at 20 years follow-up. Respiratory diseases may have supplanted cardiovascular diseases as a major contributor to this mortality gap.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
metabolic syndrome