Increasing mortality rate due to rheumatoid arthritis-related lung diseases in Japan.

Mari YamasueKosaku KomiyaOsamu TakahashiJun-Ichi Kadota

Published in: ERJ open research (2020)

The rates of death due to RA-LD among deaths from any type of RA-related cause have been increasing in Japan. A large-scale study is required to explain this trend. http://bit.ly/2Ew8fhW.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
cardiovascular events
systemic lupus erythematosus
coronary artery disease
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis