Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with an increased risk for heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a heterogeneous and progressive autoimmune disease, and patients with this condition show varied responses to treatment. Practical, reliable, individually tailored measures ...
Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...
Patients with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis experienced greater functional impairment over 5 years, compared against those with younger-onset disease.
Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.