Science Rochester Minnesota

Sep 8, 2024 | acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Eric L. Matteson |Science Rochester Minnesota |Elisabeth Bendstrup |Aarhus Denmark

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1-7 The reported prevalence of ILD in patients with RA varies widely depending on the population studied and the definition used, which may only require evidence of ILD on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and not be restricted to clinically significant disease.

Sep 10, 2023 | acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Bradly A. Kimbrough |Science Rochester Minnesota |Cynthia S. Crowson |John Davis

Objective The focus of this study was to assess changes in the cumulative incidence of extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (ExRAs) and associated mortality risk. Methods This study evaluated trends in occurrence of ExRAs using a population-based inception cohort that included all adult patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from 1985 through 2014 meeting the 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria.