Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Preparations Are Associated with Low Disease-Related Complication Rates in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 11,074 Patients.

Yanyan Fang Jian Liu Ling Xin Xiaolu Chen Xiang Ding Qi Han Mingyu He Xu Li Yanqiu Sun Fanfan WangJie WangXin WangJianting Wen Xianheng Zhang Qin ZhouJunru Zhang

Published in: BioMed research international (2023)

The use of TCMCPs, as well as long-term exposure to TCMCPs, may lower RA-related complications, including readmission, Sjogren's syndrome, surgical treatment, and all-cause death, in patients with RA.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
disease activity
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
ankylosing spondylitis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported