Comorbidities in Black South Africans with established rheumatoid arthritis.
Vikash LalaMohammed TiklyEustasius MusengeNimmisha GovindPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2022)
Despite the high burden of cardiometabolic comorbidities in South Africans with established RA, cardiovascular events were rare. Serious infections and tuberculosis, both associated with severe functional disability, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- rheumatoid arthritis
- coronary artery disease
- disease activity
- cardiovascular disease
- multiple sclerosis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- interstitial lung disease
- early onset
- hiv aids
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- risk factors
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- type diabetes
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- drug induced
- electronic health record