Burden and trajectory of multimorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis: a matched cohort study from 2006 to 2015.

Bryant R EnglandPunyasha RoulYangyuna YangHarlan SaylesFang YuKaleb D MichaudFenglong XieJeffrey R CurtisTed R Mikuls

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2020)

Multimorbidity is highly prevalent in RA and progresses more rapidly in patients with RA than in patients without RA during and immediately following RA onset. Therefore, multimorbidity should be aggressively identified and targeted early in the RA disease course.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cancer therapy
risk factors
systemic sclerosis
drug delivery
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis