The average patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has 1.6 co-existing clinical conditions,
which may be related or unrelated to their disease [1](Fig. 1). Approximately 60% of patients …

Objectives. To study the prevalence at diagnosis and cumulative incidence of comorbidity in
RA, associations with clinical features and impact on outcome. Methods. Standard clinical …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immune-mediated disease involving chronic low-grade
inflammation that may progressively lead to joint destruction, deformity, disability and even …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints,
though a consistent proportion of patients may also display extra articular manifestations …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease typically affecting the joints, but the
systemic inflammatory process may involve other tissues and organs. Many extra-articular …

Classification of the inflammatory rheumatic disorders is challenging. They represent a
heterogeneous group of conditions, mostly of unknown aetiology. However, a uniform …

The growing need to deliver more tailored and holistic patient care for people living with
long-term rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), has marked the onset of a new …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease that can involve other tissues
and organs as well as synovial joints. This chapter reviews the clinical aspects of extra …

This systematic literature review aimed to analyse terms describing coexisting conditions in
the RA literature, informing the need for an operationalized definition of multimorbidity …

The objective of the study was to develop evidence-based and practical recommendations
for the detection and management of comorbidity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in …