Factors that predict development of chronic kidney disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving biologic DMARDs and mortality rates.
Güllü Sandal UzunArzu TaghiyevaIbrahim Yahya CakirKenan MoralGözde Kübra YardimciErtuğrul Çağri BölekBayram FarisoğullarıEmine DuranGizem AyanZehra ÖzsoyMustafa EkiciErdinç UnaldıSerife Asya GermeBusra FirlatanGözde S Kart-BayramAbdulsamet ErdenLevent KilicÖmer KaradağAli AkdoğanŞaziye Şule Apraş BilgenSedat KirazAli Ihsan ErtenliUmut KalyoncuPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2023)
Comorbidities and control of disease activity are critical in the development of CKD in RA patients receiving b/ts-DMARDs. While there was no significant difference in mortality rate between CKD and non-CKD patients, the overall mortality rate increased after the COVID-19 pandemic duration in both groups.