September 7, 2012 — Elevated rheumatoid factor (RF) levels in healthy patients may be a strong predictor of future rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to data from a prospective cohort study ...
In this Double Take video from the New England Journal of Medicine, Drs. Schubach, Gravallese, and Firestein review the epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis, and diagnostic evaluation of ...
The study also presented the first external validation and use in patients with early RA of six proposed screening strategies ...
Researchers add to evidence suggesting that inflammatory factors contribute to increased risk for valvular heart diseases, such as aortic stenosis, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with ...
Antibodies to peptides not currently used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis helped identify patients with untreated early disease that conventional biomarkers missed, researchers said. Almost ...
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What you need to know about rheumatoid arthritis
Question: What is rheumatoid arthritis? Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints. In RA, the immune system mistakenly attacks the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and higher rheumatoid factor demonstrated better DAS28-CRP improvement with ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, pain, and stiffness in the joints. But RA is a systemic disease — it affects the whole body — and can damage ...
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