Incidence of congestive heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis: a review of literature and meta-regression analysis.
Yaser S KhalidNeethi DasuAnkit ShahKeith BrownAlan KaellAdam LevineKirti DasuAlbert RaminfardPublished in: ESC heart failure (2020)
Our systematic review that included over 5 million subjects confirms the suspected increased incidence of HF in RA patients. Women have the greatest risk for HF. Our analysis advocates the need for updating the current guidelines to incorporate screening and preventive methods for HF in RA patients.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systematic review
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- disease activity
- prognostic factors
- acute heart failure
- pulmonary embolism
- patient reported outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- metabolic syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- interstitial lung disease
- left ventricular
- ankylosing spondylitis
- pregnant women