Clinically Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Presence of Cardiovascular Disease Are Associated With an Elevated Risk of Dementia Incidence.
Zhichun LiuNing ZhuoZhenhua WenPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2022)
We read with great interest the recent population-based cohort study by Kodishala and colleagues in The Journal of Rheumatology on risk factors for the development of dementia in patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 1 The authors reached the conclusion that clinically active RA and the presence of cardiovascular (CV) disease are associated with an elevated risk of developing dementia incidence in patients with RA, in addition to age, hypertension, depression, and anxiety, which are universally recognized risk factors for dementia.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- mild cognitive impairment
- disease activity
- cardiovascular disease
- cognitive impairment
- ankylosing spondylitis
- interstitial lung disease
- risk factors
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- blood pressure
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- single molecule
- cardiovascular events
- arterial hypertension