Objective To determine whether the mortality pattern in patients with seropositive
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is consistent with the concept of accelerated aging, by comparing …

In an inception cohort of 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) we studied course and
outcome after 40 years, regarding function, disease activity, cause and age of death, and …

Our retrospective followup study reports the outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in relation
to age (under 60 vs 60 years and over) and rheumatoid factor status at diagnosis. A sample …

Objective Overall mortality rates in the general US population have declined substantially
over the last 4–5 decades, but it is unclear whether patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

Objective To investigate mortality rates, causes of death, time trends in mortality, prognostic
factors for mortality, and the relationship between disease activity and mortality over a 23 …

Objective To determine whether the impact of aging on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) differs from that in the general population (as …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality inboth sexes. The
extent to which age and gender are risk factors for increased mortality in RA, however, is still …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, inflammatory disorder affecting primarily women
with a peak incidence between 30 and 50 years of age and an average age of onset of 55 …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with reduced life expectancy. Whether the
development of RA initiates this process of premature ageing or is part of it is not clear. The …

Mortality rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 1.5-1.6 fold higher than in the
general population, with similar patterns over 60 years. The acute attributed causes of death …