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

rheumatoid arthritis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
disease activity
prognostic factors
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
patient reported
drug induced