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Prevalence and mortality associations of interstitial lung abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis within a multicentre prospective cohort of smokers.

Gregory C McDermottKeigo HayashiKazuki YoshidaMatthew MollMichael H ChoTracy J DoyleGregory L KinneyPaul F DellaripaRachel K PutmanRaul San Jose EsteparAkinori HataTakuya HinoTomoyuki HidaMasahiro YanagawaMizuki NishinoGeorge WashkoElizabeth A ReganHiroto HatabuGary M HunninghakeEdwin K SilvermanJeffrey A Sparks
Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2023)
In this cohort of smokers, RA was associated with ILAs and this persisted after adjustment for current/past smoking and genetic/lifestyle risk factors. RA with ILAs in smokers had a 3-fold increased all-cause mortality, emphasizing the importance of further screening and treatment strategies for preclinical ILD in RA.
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